In the wake of some progress made by the current administration, Liberia’s 178th Day National Orator Rev. Emmett Dunn has call on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to listen to the cry and sigining of his people.
“Mr. President, Your children are singing and they are singing and saying that corruption is still deeply embedded in our institutions, And it will take more than policy to uproot it”, he re-emphasized.
According to him, It will take more courage and political will from the highest office to the lowest as such he also reminded the speaker, Richard Nagbe Koon, Pro-tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence among others to see the fight against corruption as everybody’s business.
“The children are singing, And they are saying, Mr. President unemployment Remains dangerously High. We cannot afford to let our people drift into despair or worse, drift into the hands of those who could possibly exploit their frustration”, he said.
Emphasizing on other challenges affecting the children and the Country in general, Rev. Dunn pointed out that economic inequities, saying it’s Whiting Too.
He said many of the people go to bed hungry, while a few grow Rich by the minute and we must act, nothing that imagine in Liberia, where opportunity is not reserved for the connected but for those who are committed, The people I singing it, And they’re saying, The gender inequality continues to rob our nation of its full potential”, he said.
Women’s he told the gathering still face systemic values, Equipank to unsafe public spaces.
According to him, it is time that the government must do more to protect women, Empower them, and include them.
” The people are singing, And they’re saying that while education has seen some improvement, Improvement is not enough, We must push for transformation, The people are saying Mr. President, like you, who walk miles to go to school children, are still walking miles to go to school, They need transformation”, he maintained.
Speaking further, he also highlighted on drunk abuse which he indicated is silently destroying the future of Liberians.
We warned the government to act now before it is too late, he re-emphasized.
“The drug situation in Liberia is more than just a health issue, Mr. President, It is now becoming in National Security risk, and we must address it”, he reechoed.
He informed the gathering that these are not reasons to despair but are rather reasons to act.
Rev. Dunn asserted that Liberia cannot fulfill its promise until every citizen from West Point to Sonniwein has a few chance to thrive because the work of building Liberia is not limited to the executives mansion, but involves all .
Addressing the theme: One people, one Destiny, Healing the past, the 178th National orator said building the future Invites all Liberians to take stock of the pathway where we the Country traveled over the years.
He said that Liberians must acknowledge that for too long wounds have been left untreated. The wounds of tribalism, The wounds of exclusion, the wounds of economic Injustice, and political and gender violence.
“We must dare to believe that tomorrow can and will be better by creating the space for reconciliation, dialogue, restorative justice, and for building bridges across our divides, stating that the recent reburial of formal president Samuel K Doe and the memorial service perform on President William R Tolbert Union, were all bold action that signaled the president’s commitment to begin a process that was way too long overdue and then again on July the 5th, 2025, You, Mr. President showed exemplary leadership when you also said the first time in 45 years And apology to the Liberian people for the atrocities and injustices of past years. Mr. President On behalf of the people of your Republic, We accept your apology”, he added.
