19 March 2008
The Movement for Justice in Africa (MOJA) is calling on all Liberians to stand up and be counted in Census 2008. The call, according to a release from organization, was made by the leader of MOJA, Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh on the eve of MOJA's 35th Anniversary which falls on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Dr. Tipoteh said when Liberians stand up to be counted in 2008, they will be showing their determination to become owners of their country, which continues to be under foreign domination. Dr. Tipoteh is meanwhile urging all Liberians to see Census as a great opportunity to demonstrate patriotism and unity of purpose.
According to Dr. Tipoteh, the start of Census 2008 on March 21st must serve as a stand to be continued for justice, especially for the poor who continue to be left but in the count of beneficiaries from the vast riches of Liberia.
In his anniversary message to the people of MOJA, Dr. Tipoteh said all of them must stand up to be counted so that they can see their great numbers throughout Liberia and know how these numbers can be used to build up the people's power needed to take action leading to the breaking of the chains of injustice and the improvement of poor people's living conditions.
The traditional women in the country have expressed their preparedness for 2008 Census expected to kick-off this Friday March 21, 2008. Speaking at the Mama-Tomah Village in Brewerville, outside Monrovia, the General Coordinator of the National Traditional Council of Liberia, Satta F. Saah, said the concern of the all traditional women in Liberia is to be enumerated through the census process.
"Our concern is to be counted. Our concern is that development comes to Liberia to have peace and to hold together and respect one another". She made the statement Tuesday at the awareness exercises of the LISGIS Census 2008 in Mama Tomah Village, Brewerville in Montserrado County.
She stressed that because of the decency traditional women possessed, Census 2008 will be successful and all traditional women in the country are prepared to be counted in all areas of their settlement.
Giving her opening and welcome statement, the General Coordinator of the NCL, disclosed that they the traditional women do not believe in back-biting, stressing that when the traditional women decide to support anything or an individual that's final.
The Chair of the Mobilization Committee of LISGIS, Amb. Julia Andee thanked the traditional women for their level of understanding and preparedness for Census 2008. She said the census will kickoff March 21 and end 27 March, 2008, nationwide and warned that the traditional people of Liberia should not be taken for granted.
"I've always told people don't take the Traditional people for granted." She noted that the traditional people uphold the traditions of the land and encouraged all women in the country to turn out in their numbers to be enumerated on that day.
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