(AFP) – Liberian President George Weah said Liberia owed its citizens “freedom of expression and the sharing of resources and responsibilities” upon being inaugurated, and the UN has called on him to make the sentiment a reality. Liberian President George Weah said Liberia owed its citizens “freedom of expression and the sharing of resources and responsibilities” upon being inaugurated, and the UN has called on him to make the sentiment a reality. The UN’s rapporteur on freedom of expression on Friday called Liberia and its newly-elected president George Weah to build on the country’s gains in press freedom and transparency. Weah said Liberia owed its citizens “freedom of expression and the sharing of resources and responsibilities” in his address to the nation. UN rapporteur David Kaye told a press conference in Monrovia: “Liberia needs to lock in and expand the gains made in the years since the civil war, in particular in the areas of freedom of expression, media independence, and government transparency.

Source: GNN Liberia March 09, 2018 21:56 UTC