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Highlights
President
Sirleaf Nominations to Government
President
Sirleaf Norminates Ministers & Others Positions
- Thursday, January 26, 2012
(MONROVIA, LIBERIA – January 26, 2012): President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday made appointments
to seven Ministries of Government, as well as three
other positions pending confirmation by the Liberian
Senate.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the 10 nominees
are:
- Madam
Etmonia David Tarpeh Minister of Education
- Mr.
Eugene Nagbe Minister of Transport
- Madam
Miata Beysolow Minister of Commerce & Industry
- Madam
Vabah Gayflor Minister of Labor
- Madam
Julia Duncan-Cassell Minister of Gender & Development
- Mr.
S.Tornolah Varpilah Minister of Youth & Sports
- Mr.
Conmany Wesseh Minister of State without Portfolio
- Mr.
Ambrose Nmah Director-General, Liberian Broadcasting
System
- Mr.
Jeremiah Sulunteh Ambassador
- Mr.
Othello Gongar Commissioner,
- Governance
Commission
More
Nominations in Government
(MONROVIA,
LIBERIA – January 24, 2012): President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf has made additional appointments in Government
pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate.
The President has re-nominated Dr. Walter Gwenigale,
Minister of Health & Social Welfare; Cllr. Christiana
Tah, Minister of Justice; and Dr. Frederick Nokeh, Minister
of Posts and Telecommunications.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the President
also nominated Mr. Lewis Brown, to head the Ministry
of Information, Culture Affairs & Tourism. - The
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“Liberia
Is Poised for Prosperity,” Prez. Sirleaf Assures
Nation
(MONROVIA, LIBERIA – January 23, 2012): President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has painted an optimistic picture
of Liberia’s future, declaring that the country
is poised for prosperity. The President said a strong
foundation has been laid that will ensure the country
reaps the rewards and embrace a new Liberia.
Delivering her Annual Message on Monday, January 23rd,
before a Joint Session of the National Legislature at
the Capitol Building in Monrovia, the President said
her government will spend the next six years making
the economy work for the Liberian people by reducing
inequities, ensuring equal opportunity and providing
guarantees of social justice – measures she described
as true reconciliation.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the Liberian
leader said the government will address more urgent
issues that have created tensions as a result of marginalization
over the years. These, she said, include land reform,
ethnic strife and inadequate communication between the
government and the people.
Reporting on the state of affairs, the President disclosed
that during the sixth and final session of the 52nd
Legislature, her office submitted 17 bills for enactment;
10 were enacted, and were among 30 bills approved and
submitted to her office for her signature. The remaining
seven, along with other bills previously submitted,
the President said, are in Committee Rooms. These include
a Bill to protect Whistleblowers; a Bill for the Establishment
of the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency; the Decent
Work Bill; the Code of Conduct; and an amendment to
the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
The Bills, she said, will be resubmitted and she called
for speedy enactment into law by the National Legislature.
The President said she will also seek that body’s
support and cooperation to deliberate on a number of
draft legislations which have significant implications
for the achievement of national renewal and the protection
of the Liberian people. These include, but are not limited
to the National Insurance Act; the National Insurance
Commission Act; the Revised Act providing for retirement
pension for elected officials and political appointees
who have served the country; the Copyright Act of Liberia;
the Industrial Property Act; the State-Owned Enterprises
Act and an Act to re-organize the Executive Branch of
Government. The Acts when enacted, the President said,
will help the country enhance efficiency, reduce duplication,
conserve resources and promote Liberia’s national
agenda.
On the economy, President Johnson Sirleaf said that
Liberia continues to witness strong economic growth,
providing more income and jobs for Liberians, despite
the global economic downturn. She continued: “We
expect the final GDP growth for 2011 to be at least
7 percent, helped in no small part by the start of iron-ore
exportation.” The country’s GDP, the President
pointed out, is expected to grow by 9 percent this year.
Acknowledging the progress, the President said “this
is no small achievement in the midst of a looming global
recession.” The Liberian economy has doubled over
the last year and has been recognized as one of the
fastest growing economies of the world, the Liberian
leader told the Joint Session.
ANNUAL
MESSAGE To the First Session of the 53rd National Legislature
of the Republic of Liberia
Theme:
"Reflecting the Past, Claiming the Future"
By
Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President
of the Republic of Liberia, Capitol
Hill, Monrovia Delivered Monday, 23rd January 2012
INTRODUCTION
As
we celebrate the beginning of the New Year, we must
again give praise and thanks to Almighty God for his
guidance and protection of our country and its people.
In memory of the dear dead departed, who are no longer
with us, I ask you to join me in a moment of silent
meditation.
Thank
you.
Honorable
Legislators: A week ago, we gathered at this Capitol
for the swearing-in of the President and Vice President
of our Republic to a second term in office - the first
successful, peaceful democratic transition seen in our
country in twenty years. In that Inaugural Address,
we called upon the Liberian people to be patriotic,
to put country first and to defend the tenets of freedom
and democracy that are vital to our prosperity.
One
week on, we gather once more, in compliance with the
constitutional requirement, to deliver an Annual Message
on the administration's legislative program and the
state of our nation. It is an honor to perform this
duty for the seventh time overall, and for the first
time of our second term. Subsequently, we will submit
to your honorable body a full operational report and
reference document on the progress made and the challenges
faced during the past six years.
Mr.
Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro-Tempore,
Honorable Legislators: I can report to you that Liberia
is poised for prosperity. We have laid a strong foundation,
we have faced the crossroads and chosen the path of
peace, and we stand here today ready to reap the rewards
and embrace a new Liberia.
Going
beyond that which is required by law, I intend, in this
Message, to focus on the new Liberia - the legacy of
our generation - the themes I highlighted in my Inaugural
Address. My administration will spend the next six years
making the government and economy work for our people
by reducing inequities, ensuring equal opportunity and
providing guarantees of social justice. This is true
reconciliation. We will also address more urgent issues
that have resulted from tensions, war and marginalization
over the years. These include land reform, ethnic strife
and inadequate communication between the Government
and the people.
My
fellow Liberians: Our historic election reminded us
that we are all part of something greater - something
more than individuals, communities, parties or tribes.
We belong to a family, citizens of a proud nation and
we are bound together by a common destiny. As I said
last week, there is no country, no society, no people
in human history who have advanced only on the actions
of their leaders. Every successful society has attained
that success because each individual member played a
role, made a contribution. Liberia will only move forward
on the hard work of Liberians, and this is the essence
of patriotism, this is the essence of love for our common
patrimony, Liberia, our only home. Under my administration,
the government will do all it can to make this possible,
but we cannot do it alone. The people, our people -
you, Honorable Legislators, you, my fellow citizens,
must play the leading role in our next chapter of national
renewal. Full
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