The Inquirer (Monrovia)
6 May 2008
Winnie Saywah — In the wake of media reports alleging that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is suffering from cancer, and is therefore unfit to administer the Affairs of the state, a member of the President's family has described the report as baseless, unfounded and one intended to create chaos, confusion, instability and insurrection in the country.
According to a release issued yesterday under the signature of Dr. Robert Tah Freeman, Chairman of the President's family, the Liberian leader has been given a clean bill of health, following a thorough medical examination administered by doctors in the United States of America.
However, contrary to the Doctors' report, the Independent Newspaper Editor, chose to misinform the Liberian people by publishing a misleading and inciting article, without any supporting evidence.
Dr. Freeman, in consultation with the family, has given a 72-hours ultimatum to the paper to publish the evidence, retract the story or face legal action.
Meanwhile, Dr. Freeman is calling on the Liberian people to remain focus on government's policy geared towards the reconstructions and development initiatives of the country and avoid listening to detractors, who have close their eyes from seeing various developments that are going on in the country.
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Is Liberia still a nation on the planet Earth? I need somebody to please tell me I am having a dream, that all of this mess is but a slumber. Since when did families have CHAIRMEN? Does this guy really have a PhD? If so, how can a man who has been through the insanely intense rigor of graduate education ascribes to himself such a title. Is The Sirleaf Family Inc a legal and taxpaying entity? Madam Sirleaf needs to schedule a meeting of her thuggish shareholders and goons to teach them a multitude of obvious things about common sense and stupidity. She needs to let them know that eversince she ran for and won the presidency, she stopped being a private citizen, let alone a private entity. If the president wants to sue a media house for label (or some crazy stuff) she needs to contact her legally and morally deminished Minister of Justice (I hope I don't get sued too). Pres. Sirleaf needs to deliver on her campaign promises and keep her goons on tighter leashes.