Monrovia - Biding final good-bye to the former chairperson of the council state, Ruth Sand Perry Liberia’s Vice President Joseph N. Boakai described Perry as “An Outstanding and Great African Woman. Vice President Boakai said at the continental level, Madam Perry was among several African Women to be recognized as “Women of Substance” at the African Union Diaspora African Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ruth Perry handed the presidential powers to President Charles Taylor following the 1997 presidential elections that ended more than a decade of civil war. When her husband was involved in politics, Ruth Perry engaged in the electoral campaign and tried to get women to vote for him. Ruth Perry broke ranks with the UP following the controversial 1985 elections won by Samuel Doe.

Source: Front Page Africa January 31, 2017 02:37 UTC