The sun is sliding behind winter’s gray shroud: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will hand over the baton of leadership to her successor. Papa has come home, but papa has lost respect in his family because papa cannot provide basic support for his wife and children. Corruption became truly cemented when the President appointed one of her sons to spearhead the state-run oil agency, National Oil Company of Liberia. The litany of corruption cases is far bemusing for a rock star, who enjoys the confidence of the international. As Madam President departs, she leaves behind a nation that is a danger to itself.

Source: Front Page Africa November 16, 2017 03:33 UTC