Liberia: I'll Not Fire My Sons

14 November 2012

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in the Netherlands to receive an honorary doctorate degree last Friday, vowed not to sack her sons from her government despite widespread accusations of nepotism and corruption.

Answering questions from journalists, she said "We have to place certain people close to us in positions to carry out our mandate of reform at the level of competence and honesty that is needed."

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