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I Am Proud Of Our Government’s Achievements, Says Liberia’s Vice President

May 31, 2023

By Michael Adeboboye

Vice President of Liberia, Jewel Howard Taylor

The Vice President of Liberia, Jewel Howard Taylor has said in an interview that she's proud of the achievement of the government of the country led by President George Weah.

According to her "Amidst the challenges, our Government inherited an economy grappling with the shocks of a decline in Foreign Direct Investment through the scaling down of UNMIL, the departure of major Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the alarming rate of donor fatigue. These occurrences were occasioned by the fact that Liberia had enjoyed relative peace and stability for more than 10 years and should be prepared to take ownership of its economy.

"We embraced these challenges from day one and began working with the IMF to help in creating macro-economic stability and reducing inflation. We created a balance in wages through harmonization, reduced recurrent expenditure, and created fiscal space for expenditure on various developmental projects. Through fiscal discipline and expansion of our tax base, we increased our internal revenue capacity which has augmented our current budget to about 794.5 Million United States Dollars, the largest in post-war Liberia.

"At this point, i am truly proud of what we have achieved; considering Covid 19 and the global economic Crisis. There are marked improvement in Education, Health, Agriculture and Gender amongst other sectors.

"For example in our Energy sector through the expansion of electricity across the country; is becoming relatively stable, thanks to the purchase of additional power under the ECOWAS Power Pool. In health the county systems are improving, some highlights in this sector are the construction of a fully equipped facility for the Military (the 14 Military hospital); there is a brand new, fully furnished and equipped Emirates Hospital in Gbarpolu; We can now boast of the opening of our first post-war Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company and we are doing more to equip JFK and all public hospitals across our country.

"We have also improved the wages of Doctors, Nurses and other health practitioners. They In the education sector we have instituted a free tuition policy for public schools at tertiary levels; the payment of WASSCE fees for 12 graders across our country; building and equipping TVET institutions across the country and the building of needed additional schools in the country. On the overall, I am proud of the achievements so far and the commitment of our partners to do more.

"President Weah will take the message of our achievements across the Nation to seek a second mandate. This will be done on our Governance Record.

"I however, looking at the realities across our Nation, expect a resounding mandate from the people of Liberia for a second mandate to continue the amazing work being done"

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