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Liberia: Towns in Lofa End Development Meeting
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The NEWS (Monrovia)
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Monrovia
Several towns in Lofa County have concluded consultative meetings over the weekend during which a presidential candidate in the 2005 general elections called on citizens of the newly created district of Quardu-Gboni to focus on development initiatives.
Former presidential candidate and a former warring faction leader Alahaji Kromah reminded citizens of Quardu-Gboni district that the war has ended and that "never again the country will be dragged into war and therefore development should now take the front seat in every sector of the society".
Pointing out that "the government cannot do it all", Kromah urged citizens of the district to develop their district through self-help initiatives.
Kromah spoke when he served as keynote speaker at the consultative meeting involving the towns of Bakedu, Tusu, Burllor, Sakonnedu among others in Samudu Town.
Voinjama and Quardu Gboni district representative Marlian Jalibah also assured citizens of the district that development can be achieved through collective efforts of all the citizens.
Commenting on the district's portion of the 2007/2008 fiscal budget, Jalibah said the amount was in the neighborhood of 20,000 Liberian dollars and that it will be used to construct the commissioner's office.
Meanwhile, Jalibah said she would meet with all NGOs in the district to review their programs because it was "disappointing to note that several sign boards belonging to NGOs were often seen in Voinjama city but cannot see the level of humanitarian assistance given to the people of the county".
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Paramount Chiefs Musa Kamara and Alahaji Mustapha Konneh assured that citizens of Quiardu Gboni will be self-sufficient in food production and would cultivate rice and other crops.
Notwithstanding they urged the government to provide the district with good road networks, clinics and schools.
According to them the lack of these basic facilities was creating more problems for the survival of the people in the district.
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