TUBMANBURG, November 24 (LINA) - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says for too long power has been concentrated in Monrovia, the seat of government, and now was the time to give power to the people, but cautioned that this power must be received with a high degree of responsibility.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the Liberian leader made the remarks in Zordee Town at the presentation ceremony of the Act creating the Tehr Statutory District in Bomi County.
President Sirleaf called on authorities in the newly-created local administrative district to take charge of the process of serving their people.
She wants the people of the district to seize the opportunity to get involved in the governance process as only with responsibility will the development of the new district become a reality.
She informed the inhabitants that modalities are now being worked out for the construction of the first high school and clinic in the district through budgetary appropriation.
“The government will do its part in the development of this district like others, but unless you the citizens can get physically involved, we will not achieve these developmental goals,” the president told the people of Tehr District.
She also challenged the people of the newly-created district to serve as examples for other localities seeking legislation to follow as anything contrary would be termed as a waste of time, energy, and resources in getting it where it is today.
Creating a new district, according to President Sirleaf, entails lots of consultations, energy and money and wants the people of Tehr Statutory District to utilize the opportunity.
She used the occasion to thank the people of Bomi County for keeping up the Ebola fight and further appealed to them not to get complacent in the fight against the disease..
Speaking earlier, House Speaker, Alex Tyler, who hails from the area, thanked President Sirleaf for seeing the need to sign the Act creating Tehr Statutory District and promised the Liberian leader on behalf of the people to utilize the opportunity given to them.
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