Monrovia - The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) says it is panicked at the fastest pace at which official intolerance for independent journalism and dissent is escalating in Liberia. Karmo’s only wrong was rooted in a story in the Front Page Africa which was critical of Representative Pelham-Youngblood’s role since the ascendency of President George M. Weah to power in Liberia. It is intriguing that the powerful Mayor’s pronouncements came after an unembellished statement from President George Weah’s preferred choice for Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, Eugene Fahngon. Mr. Fahngon vowed that the media in Liberia will remain poor or broke for the next 12 years, inferring that President Weah will win a second term. Fahngon accused the journalism community in Liberia of denting the election campaign of President Weah by tagging him as being “dull” and as well accompanied that description with other derogatory languages.

Source: Front Page Africa April 12, 2018 02:37 UTC