Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf travels to Gbarpolu County on Thursday, in fulfillment of a promise to spend Christmas in that part of the country - at Belle Yellah.
The President, accompanied by Chief Jallah Lone, the United States and Chinese Ambassadors, as well as other high-ranking officials and staff, will arrive in Belle Yellah on Friday, Christmas Day, where an official program is planned.
For the first time in the nation's history, the town once famous for the political prisons where previous governments locked up dissidents is being linked to the rest of the country by a motor road being constructed by the Government. As part of events commemorating the historic occasion, the President will, among other activities, dedicate a skills school, tour school facilities of the town, and share Christmas gifts with the children.
En route to Belle Yellah, the President and entourage will visit Gola Konneh and Gbarma districts, where programs have been planned to welcome the Liberian leader.
On Wednesday, during a visit to the Monrovia Central Prison, the President pardoned 10 juveniles in a gesture commemorating the Christmas holidays. President Sirleaf admonished those pardoned, who had been detained on minor offenses, to be peaceful and avoid acts that would again land them in prison. The President has instructed the Ministry of Justice to review the cases of other juvenile detainees and inmates being held for minor offenses, and to make recommendations.
The Liberian leader also visited Redemption Hospital, in New Kru Town, where she distributed gifts and food items to patients and the staff.
Also on Wednesday, President Sirleaf paid a visit to ailing Catholic Archbishop Michael Francis at his residence in Sinkor. The President informed the Archbishop of her visit to Belle Yellah for the Christmas holiday, to honor the memory of Liberians who were victims of political persecution in the past. Archbishop Francis, who suffered a stroke several years ago, acknowledged the President's comments with a warm smile.
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Does Liberia have no other Jungles apart from Belleh Yalla? As far as I am concern, Liberia is noted for high jungles and forests for buillding such project she is carrying on. Changing Belleh Yala to a meseume is inversely proportional to the emerging of corruption in the country, because the name Belleh Yalla alone will always suppress the criminal thoughts of any political, social, or riligious figure. So I am not happy about changing Belleh Yalla to a meseume.
I am not happy with the decission that the president of Liberia has taken by changing the prison to some thing else because she was once taken there... I am not saying that she was taken there on a just cost but I am saying what I am saying because that place was the best place to take all of them the corupt leaders and they that prompted the killings in Liberia to intimidate the Liberian people so that they can always follow their americo liberians decissions instead of making decissions for themselves...
Any time you guys come here with lies, lies and more lies. I am going to
come out and rebut you. In as much as you have the right to LIE, we
have the right to provide the truth and set the record straight.
The road to Belle Yellah is as much about bringing develoment to one of
the remotest parts of Liberia right in the center of the country with a terrible
legacy. So I say, let the poor people of Belle Yellah Town, not the abandon
prison, but the town and other villages, benefit from the road. They sing
praises for having this development that will save lives and improve
livelihoods. So haters just continue with the NEGATIVITY AND HATE. But
spend one night in Belle Yellah Town and talk with the villagers before
starting the lies and hatred. Your still on Americo-Liberian hate instead of
following the many of our native brothers who educating themselves and
getting qualified and occupying important roles in Liberia's development.
So live in the past, dwell in the past. Don't try to change your backward
attitudes. If you were really serious, find solutions; debate issues, Don't
dwell on hate but reach out positively. HATRED makes you into a worse
kinda person...thats all
Well Gbarpolu County, being one of the newest and poorest counties established in Liberia needs some priority attention when it comes to development. Belle Yellah is the remotest well known town in Liberia and deserves such attention to change its legacy. What you critics fail to realize is that Belle Yellah is not just a prison, but a town with several villages and thousands of persons living a long the route and in the area that will benefit from having a road after over 100 years. Can you imagine no major road between any two towns in a county itself? Belle Yellah and Bopolu both in Gbarpolu County are now connected by a road. So, stop the political hating - haters haters, haters, and start appreciating development for what it is. There is some innocent person that is benefiting from the development but some of you criticize out of hate with common sense or intergrity. Some of you can't even spend a night in such a remote place but want to criticize. Now about Belle Yellah Prison being turned into a museum, get your facts straight. Ellen Sirleaf never spent a night in Camp Belle Yellah and no one told you she did. You made up that lie yourself!! She was jailed at Post Stockade (BTC) and former Camp Sheifflin (along Robertsfiled Highway). Therefore, the idea is not something personal for Sirleaf as if she wants to turn it to a museum because she was held in prison their. This is what one of you said and it is black lie. Again, get your facts straight before criticizng, or just hush up !!!!!!!
Sirleaf on her show trip again. Please...
Now come the hard part.
Can she open the files which she has access to in the government archives to publicly posthumously pardon the many souls tortured and murdered by her clan and predecessors?????????
That will be the real thing. We are waiting after her show move.
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