The clause was "unnecessary, racist and inappropriate", President Weah stated in his address. Since the pronouncement by the President calling for the amendment, some Liberians have greeted the President’s plead differently. Others have welcomed dual citizens but disagreed with the President for people of non-Negro descent to become citizens and own properties in Liberia. He, however, disagreed with President Weah and others, who said the Liberian constitution is racist. Receiving the petition on behalf of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Claims and Petitions, Representative Rustonlyn Suacoco Dennis, welcomed the citizens’ petition and promised to submit it to Plenary.

Source: Front Page Africa February 28, 2018 01:52 UTC