Liberia: Absence of VP Jewel Howard Taylor From State Funeral of Fallen Lawmaker Raises Questions Amid Report of Further Treatment Planned in Accra, Ghana

Monrovia — The noticeable absence of Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor from the state funeral of the fallen District No. 9 Representative Munah Pelham Youngblood led to mounting speculations regarding lingering strains between she and President George Manneh Weah.

Some speculations Saturday suggested that the VP had left the funeral because no seating arrangement had been organized for her by the protocol of the presidency.

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