Liberia: Replacing Cletus Wotorson - the Scramble for Grand Kru County

Barclayville — The old guard is on his last leg. Cletus Wotorson, 77, will not be on the ballot when voters in one of Liberia's least populated and underdeveloped counties head to the polls. The county is located in the southeastern portion of Liberia and is one of 15 counties that comprise the first-level administrative division in the nation.

The county is bordered by River Gee to the northeast, Sinoe to the northwest, and Maryland to the southeast. The southern part of Grand Kru borders the Atlantic Ocean. The county was created in in 1984/1985 by the merger of Sasstown Territory and Kru Coast County. Kru coast territory, which was previously part of Maryland County and Sasstown Territory, was a part of Sinoe County.

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