Liberia: Youth Exploitation Is Dangerous

25 February 2013
editorial

A very bad practice is again creeping in our society, involving the mobilization of young people by people in government and politicians to get at perceived enemies or to popularize selfish intentions. Our young people are being given few dollars rather than skills to go in the streets to pull down one personality and hail another.

The most recent act involved protest by placard totting youths before the Ministry of Finance on Broad Street, calling for the resignation of Minister Amara Konneh followed by another group of young people the next day in Montserrado County District #8, calling on Representative Acarous Gray to step down because he has allegedly failed the district.

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