Football legend, George Weah, has been
sworn in as the 24th President of the
Republic of Liberia.
Weah took his oath of office at exactly noon
inside the 35,000 capacity Samuel Kanyon
Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia.
At least eight African Heads of States,
including President Muhammadu Buhari
represented by Vice Present Yemi Osinbajo,
and international soccer stars witnessed the
ceremony.
The inauguration threw the people of Liberia
into wild jubilation as the last peaceful
transfer of power between two
democratically elected presidents took place
in Liberia in 1944, when President Edwin
Barclay was replaced by William Tubman.
Weah replaces Africa’s first female head of
state, economist and Nobel Peace Prize
winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Meanwhile, the striker-turned politician has
promised to eradicate corruption in the
country of four million people and bolster the
weak economy.
Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is highly
dependent on exports of iron ore and rubber,
which have recently plunged in prices. The
country is also trying to overcome the effects
of the Ebola outbreak, which left more than
4,000 people dead.
Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the
world with 80 percent of the population living
on less than $1.25 a day.
From: http://www.1617media.com.ng/2018/01/george-weah-takes-oath-of-office.html?m=1
