Liberia History & Information

June 13, 2001

Speaker Yondueh Monokomana
House of Representatives, R.L.&
President Pro Tempore Kekura Kpoto
House of Senate, R.L.
Capitol Building
Monrovia, Liberia

Messrs. Monokomana and Kpoto:

It is our civic duty to express our dissent about what we feel is wrong in our country and offer an appropriate solution to eschew such quandary.

Liberia is in a state of virtual collapse. Corruption, indiscipline, fiscal mismanagement, tribalism, nepotism, injustice and thuggery are ubiquitous. There is an outright war against Liberia by minority political punks who seek their selfish interests at the expense of the majority.

Every hour of President Charles Taylor’s continuance at the helm of Liberia’s political authority constitutes an invitation to a national bloodbath. Ironically, however, the blood of those at whose expense he continues are the ones farthest away from the benefit of the perennial loot.

The Taylor administration lacks the political will and commitment to deliver on its campaign promises. Since July 19, 1997, Liberians have reverted to a condition of domestic slavery. This regime’s persistent human rights violations undermine any national legal order, rendering it incapable to provide any solutions or remedies. The government disbelieves in the rule of law because it thrives on chaos. As this persists, no enabling environment for capital investments is possible.

Liberians at home, in the United States and around the world see it as our fundamental responsibility not just to preserve but create a sanctuary for our common patrimony. Anything to the contrary suggesting acquiescence on our part would constitute an abdication of our sacred duty. For the past years under Mr. Taylor, Liberia remains a country adrift, reducing its noble citizens to international pariahs that are rejected by the East and West, on one hand; and the South and North, on the other.

Our government’s performance over the years has been dismal. That explains why the silent majority finds little cause to rejoice about this administration. We want to see national reconciliation work in Liberia, but the dirty truth is the NPP-led government is increasingly becoming a nightmare for us. With such corrupt activities overshadowing the popular mandate to heal the wounds of war and rebuild a devastated nation, we are all doomed until the Taylor presidency is ousted as required by law.

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