Their concerns range from the management of the Liberian economy, respect for the rule of law and the Constitution, limited political will to robustly fight corruption as well as the dwindling of civic space for citizen’s participation in the democratic process, and freedom of press. Anderson Miamen, CENTAL Executive Director, who read yesterday’s press statement on behalf of the CSO group, said they have followed with dismay the deteriorating rate at which the Liberian economy has weakened over the past 13 months. They further indicated that during their monitoring of activities across the country, they observed a rapid decline in the provision of basic social services, particularly health and education. “Our evidence shows that conditions at health centers are extremely alarming in all 15 counties to the extent that some of the facilities lack basic essential drugs,” Miamen said. They also called on the international community to support a national conference that would come with a solution to salvage the economy.

Source: Daily Observer April 04, 2019 02:26 UTC