Liberia: 'I Will Restore Your Human Dignity,' Mills Jones Tells 'Zogos'

The Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE's) torchbearer, Dr. Joseph Mills Jones, says he will restore the dignity of 'at risk' young men and women, known as zogos, if elected president of Liberia. He told them that he takes serious exception to the designation 'zogos' because "it is demeaning to call citizens of Liberia zogos."

Speaking on the campaign trail on Benson, Carey, Randall, and Michelin streets in central Monrovia last Friday, Dr. Jones said his administration will promote a policy to address the plight of 'at-risk' youths. He believes that naming people based on their blacklisted social condition should not be accepted by leaders who have the country at heart.

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