Monrovia – Concerned diaspora Liberians based in the United States under the banner “Liberians in Defense of Article 27 (LIDA27” has launched a campaign to oppose the amendment of Article 27 of the Liberian Constitution, which bars people of non-negro descent from attaining Liberian citizenship. The Chairman of the LIDA27, Jerome Z. Gayman, said the campaign is in response to President George Weah’s Annual Message to the 54th National Legislature where he described the Liberian Constitution as racist and called for the amendment of Article 27 of the Liberian Constitution to grant citizenship to non-negro descent. He also noted that LIDA27 takes serious exception to the mentality that the Liberian Constitution as ‘racist’, emphasizing that any attempt to change the negro and property rights clauses by invisible hands will be vehemently resisted. The diaspora Liberians group said the CDC-led government should be cognizant that its pro-poor agenda must be aligned with the universal philosophy that poor people’s empowerment is influenced by their individual assets including their land. The group, Liberians in Defense of Article 27 is a non-profitable organization, non-religious and non-ethic and comprises of Liberians from diverse background with the purpose of mobilizing and concertizing majority of the people to vehemently defend Article 27 of the Liberian Constitution.

Source: Front Page Africa March 02, 2018 02:08 UTC