Min. Sannoh Says Security Is Formula For Development
18 March 2015, 6:42 pm Written by Micat Liberia
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LINA Bulletin
(LINA) - Justice Minister Benedict Sannoh has said security is the formula for achieving national growth and development.
He observed that Liberia has demanding needs for infrastructure development, economic recovery and an improved healthcare system which can only be
achieved if the security sector is strong.
“If our people are not secure whatever system that is put into place will be of no use,” Sannoh pointed out at the Ministry of Information daily Ebola press briefing held at the ministry in Monrovia Wednesday.
The Attorney General believes that even if Liberia builds the best road network and people cannot use them because of constant armed robbery and harassment on the highways, then obviously the roads are useless.
The Minister disclosed that in an effort to address Liberia’s security transition plan, especially when UNMIL departs in December 2016, a national security transition plan has been developed and submitted to the UN Security Council as requested in December last year.
He said the plan does not only address UNMIL’s departure, but the challenges that Liberia has, adding, “The presence of UNMIL has other collateral impacts on many institutions that are not part of the justice system.”
According to Sannoh, the plan is primarily aimed at addressing a holistic approach to achieving infrastructural as well as logistical, training and communication enhancement of relevant security entities to assume full responsibility when the UNMIL drawdown happens.
“The longer UNMIL stays in Liberia, the more difficult it becomes for us to assume responsibility for our own challenges. What is happening in Liberia is a Liberian challenge and we must take responsibility,” Sannoh noted.