Liberia: "Weah's campaign promises to be fulfilled" – Dean of the Law School

By Willie N. Tokpah

Monrovia – President George Weah spent approximately six months in his tenure with much attention to his commitment to his first 100-day deliverables as well as campaign promises, and A renowned Liberian lawyer, Cllr. T. Negbalee Werner, named as a moral and legal obligation of Mr. Weah.

Cllr. Werner, Dean of the Lewis Arthur Grimes Law School, said at a rally at the launch of the Presidential Meter Project in Monrovia on Wednesday, July 18, that election promises must be a concern.

He urged Liberians to take the lead in reminding the president of his promises and put him back on track.

"Electoral pledges are features of the Liberian election campaign, the most striking problem is that they are made by politicians with no real flag bearer to deliver on those promises." On the contrary, election promises are not not empty thoughts, they are morally and legally enforceable, "said Werner

according to him, if Liberians ask the president to respect the commitments that are possible.] 19659007] But Werner believes that the approach of the Presidential Project Counter is an important accountability mechanism that draws public attention to the main features of Liberia's political activities which he emphasized as the silence of inaction was a major factor of failure election promises over time, due to the inability of people to express themselves. "

" Agreements are made to be enforced és, whether in the context of a commercial transaction or diplomatic relations. Some of these relationships are broken, but what is needed is that we have to go out and hold the promise accountable. Liberians have the right to appeal to all those who made them election promises, "said Werner Werner

.The dean of the law school added that it is important to subdue the Government

It wants the Liberians Meter Project, which is implemented by the National Youth Movement for a transparent election (NAYMOTE), partner for democratic development, with the support of the Open Society Initiative for the West and Central Africa for Democracy and Development Political parties, the spokesman for the Party of Muhammad Ali noted that the program is important because the result will be used more effectively by them to isolate the government on its election promises.

Ali told NAYMOTE officials and partners that his political institution will keep in touch with them on the formulation of data that will track down Deliverables from the government and others promised but not yet achieved

"The data will be used for You promised the military hospital and we have not seen that. you promised to turn Bailey Island into a new Monrovia, we did not see that. But on the contrary, what we are seeing is the turnaround against the gains that have been made, "said Ali.

He added that while the process is important, the UP stands out. will be particularly interested in transparency, noting that Naymote's executive director, Eddie Jarwolo, has stated that President Meter's project under the caption "Weah's Meter" is designed to ensure democratic accountability by documenting, monitoring and Naymote indicated that he has identified and quantified 66 promises of the Coalition for Democratic Change manifesto and 20 pledges of speeches and other sources made by the President of the Coalition for Change. Democratic (19659017) George Weah after his enthronement

In addition, NAYMOTE argues that he also erected 15 panels in the key city's public awareness of the project and promises, as well as the following: engage medians ias through drama series broadcast in the counties of Bong, Lofa, Margibi and Nimba.

These promises, according to the group, were developed in 800 copies. "During the project, NAYMOTE will organize a series of public meetings to share the latest news on documented promises, produce citizens." Reports on the government's performance, dialogues with national stakeholders on the status of election promises made , in progress and not started, as well as the development of policies to be shared by different media and various actors, "Jarwolo noted, during which time the institution will collect, compile, badyze and publish quarterly reports on the issue. state of the campaign promises documented

olo said that President Meter is a flagship intervention of OSIWA's program of political governance and democratic consolidation and that it marks the seventh of these initiatives sponsored by OSIWA in the subregion.