Pres. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was on foreign soil (the Netherlands) when she said that she WILL NOT fire her sons. That statement in itself is an affront to every Liberian, educated and illiterate, alike. She basically said, I need to put my children in certain positions in order for me to protect my administration and prepare (groom) them to take over from me when I leave office --- Nonsense! Obviously, she DID NOT learn anything from the ultimate fate of her predecessors who practiced NEPOTISM and TRIBALISM. Personally, that is very, very sad for Africa's first female Head of State. As president of any democratic nation one has only one(1) task: Follow (or uphold) the law of the land to 'the letter', that is your oath. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has options; she needs to fire her sons and other immediate family members from her administration. The future of the Republic of Liberia and all Liberians as a collection is, by far, more important than any particular group of Liberians or one particular family like the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf family.

One more noteworthy point of interest. The voice of the University of Liberia student community has ALWAYS serve as a Reliable Indicator for gauging the democratic status of every Liberian administration --- usually, if they start speaking against your administration, you'll ultimately fall. Beware!

It is sad that after all the hard work at reform president Johnson-Sirleaf could make such an obvious bad judgement in the placement of her sons in such key government positions. I wish she would, for the good of the nation, remove her sons and continue with the good work she has started - even if it means taking a chance on others less qualified. She has been such an inspiration to me.

It seems that Article 5(C) of the Constitution does not define a law against nepotism per se. The provision allows for a framework that empowers the Legislature to enact nepotism law, a law defining and setting standards of what constitute nepotism. It can only be said that the president breaches this article where she stops the Legislature from enacting such a nepotism law but until the law is enacted, she can not be in violation of a law that does not exist. It seems that the Sirleaf saga provides an opportunity for lawmakers to carry-out their legislative responsibility by passing a clear-cut law against nepotism in government as a whole and not just one which tagets the president. But it seems that rather than deal with issue in earnest some lawmakers are only politicizing it. I'm sure many of them have their relatives and children working right in their offices. They don't have the moral backbone to bring about change.

Pres. Sirleaf could be testing the morality of the society thru our lawmakers like in the case of the "Code of Conduct Law" which has remained idled in the Legislature for years now, shows that there is a problem with morality in our country. Lawmakers have no principles at all. None whatsoever!

DOLO MACK WRITES,

LOST LUXURY OF INTEGRITY:

A world in which each man, the know how and the profess to know respected thwe soul of all other men, leaders and God fearing peoples no matter how little they seemed to merit respect, would be crimeless.It is obviously doutful if Tiawon Saye Gongloe Sirleaf who at the time was so favored by Ma Ellen, who was then uncle to Mr. Robert Sirleaf and was appointed the Newly invented Solicitor General of Liberia, the poistion he always fought Theophilus Goule for through witchcraft that was possibly found in every leafs from Nimba county, appointed Labor Minister but was denied confrimation by the Senate (7) times before confrimation would ever open his little mouth if he were still employed in the government of Liberia.

Almost all contemporary left wing Human Right activits or leftist like Tiawon Saye Gongloe of our generation and the last attacked the idea of nationalism, competency and so called nepotism and stood behind the banner of the constitution of 500BC.Throughout their lives it remains true that what is nerest to their bodies is of greatest interest to their mind, and what is not close to their bodies makes them uncomfortable to draw attentions from every coners possible.

NEPOTISM-FAVORITISM SHOWN OR PATRONAGE GRANTED TO RELATIVES AND TAKEN BACK WHEN THE GIVER NOMORE FEEL YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TASK IS IN ANY WAY WORTHY. WOW!.

If one were to re-define nepotism in the context that society and History would judge, probably one would not enjoy knowing the actural meaning, not because the taste has improved, but because it has not sufficient practice to be able to rely on it's taste and definition as a means of permanant pleasure especially in Africa. So people are tending to combine the lose taste and definition nearest to their knowledge with something bigger and authentic like the constitution.If they succed, they lose the weight they want to attach, or simply don't know from one day to the next what will please them.

The concept of nepotism has been so obfuscated and misrepresented, so infused with emotion, favoritism, persecution and arrogant exploitation that this writer hesitates to admit ever the possibility of its existence.

Yet, my little mind remembered that the trouble about leftist so called Human Rights activits is of twofold,they cannot learn to accept truths which are too complicated, they quickly forget truths and favors that are too simple.

@dmackfearnothing

I have re-read your comment twice but I still cannot decipher one(1) complete train of thought from any of your sentences. Are you a Waterside marketer?