Mr. Paye Layleh explained that he took offense to the President’s accusations when he posed a question to the visiting UN official. President Weah added that the Liberian government supports the Table Mountain Declaration; a key instrument for press freedom and free speech, which was signed by his predecessor, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2012. Now in the wake of his accusations against the BBC correspondent, Mr. Paye Layleh is seeking answers, insisting that he has never had any confrontation with Mr. Weah, even before he became president. “We all have instead given promotion to all that he has done, as footballer, former footballer and as a politician; he was never in any human rights work as far as I know and even if he was in any human rights struggle, I could never have been against him for working for human rights in Liberia. I think a clear explanation from the President or his office ---- citing instances ----- will give an insight into what the allegations are.

Source: Front Page Africa March 24, 2018 15:56 UTC