The leadership of the Council of Patriots has complied with the suggestion from diplomatic missions in Monrovia to postpone its planned protest that was scheduled for December 30. The CoP, headed by popular talk show host, Henry Costa, had gone to great lengths to organize a mass citizens' protest, scheduled for December 30, to ask President George Weah to step down on accusations of bad governance, corruption and his "incapacity" to lead the country.
While the CoP was gearing up to begin the street protest amidst controversies, diplomats representing countries and international organizations resident in Monrovia issued a joint statement, expressing their concurrence with suggestion by the Government of Liberia that the protest be rescheduled to a later date.
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