Liberia’s Vice-president, Jewel Howard-Taylor has boasted that the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) led-government has achieved extra in her first time period regardless of the various challenges being confronted with.
Madam Howard-Taylor in her assertion bragged about lot being accomplished by the Weah authorities nearly in all of the sectors of the financial system starting from infrastructures, well being, training, power, and the rule of regulation amongst others, one thing she harassed had not occurred for a very long time.
However, her remarks got here amidst critical criticism from political pundits together with some residents that the Weah led-government has miserably did not implement all of its guarantees made to the Liberian individuals in the course of the 2017 elections.
According to them, Liberia underneath President George M. Weah has gone from ‘bad to worse’ attributable to lack of transparency and accountability coupled with rampant corruption and lavish spending by the President and his officers since their ascendancy to energy.
But justifying as why they need to be reelected in the course of the 2023 General Elections on a dwell Talk Show Program on Spoon TV Network over the weekend, VP Taylor additionally cautioned Liberians to see the necessity to reelect the CDC administration as means to consolidate on the positive factors of their first time period and to additionally ship extra for the betterment of the nation.
Commenting on the Health sector, she mentioned, “The health care system is much better than it has been in the past; there are many beautiful hospitals that have been built with training facilities in areas that never had those facilities.”
VP Taylor whose focus was primarily on the development of recent hospitals and different amenities all through the nation in addition to the large funding in coaching and the employment of extra medical professionals famous, “We brought on board many doctors and nurses.”
“We also sent a lot of them across the African spectrum for specialization. I think at the end of this year or beginning of next year, a lot of them will begin to come back. We will have more than 20 specialized doctors that we will send to our new hospitals. We have built more hospitals in recent time,” she mentioned.
VP Taylor talked about the development of the brand new Emirate Hospital in Bopolu City, Gbarpolu, which she described as “modern and state-of-the-art,” including, “And it’s anticipated to be devoted by President Weah early subsequent yr.
On training, she firstly thanked the federal government for the large strides made to enhance the nation’s academic sector by encouraging enrollment of scholars and eradicating a number of the burdens of the mother and father and college students with respect to paying the WASSCE charges throughout the board for twelfth graders; be it in public or non-public establishments.
Others had been the discount of registration charges to the barest minimal for different strata of the grade faculty system, making them inexpensive for fogeys and college students all through public faculties in addition to the schooling waiver for college-going college students on the University of Liberia (UL).
She defined additional that there was different unprecedented investments within the sector by means of the supply of studying supplies, gear, amongst others in seven counties; speaking a couple of deliberate donor assembly to supply a whopping $1bn to be ploughed in training early subsequent yr, which is being spearheaded by the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
“The government has been investing a lot in the educational sector because this is a major priority to develop the human capital of the country, especially the young people. We are taking up the burden and with time, the story will completely change. Right now, in seven counties, as I went around the country, I have seen that schools are being provided the necessary support that they need to enhance the learning process and they are happy,” she defined.
“There is a serious intentional decision of the government and our development partners to remain supportive to this process. Next year we are looking at holding a program where we, along with our partners, will be launching a billion-dollar project to support education,” she mentioned.
For infrastructure, particularly street building, Madam Howard Taylor talked about that the federal government has matched its phrases with motion by making street building and connectivity as a signature sector, thus outlining some ongoing roads within the nation such because the Robertsport-Medina Highway, which is anticipated to spice up financial actions and tourism round that hall; the Ganta-Zwedru Highway in addition to the Lofa Road which simply obtained extra funding from the Qatari authorities.
She did admit that there have been some challenges, however talked about the ELWA-RIA Highway which has come underneath critical criticism, however promised that the problems round it have been mentioned for attainable and fast options in order that the undertaking can be given the expeditious consideration it was anticipated to have.
VP Taylor additionally highlighted the federal government’s achievements in agriculture and its resolve to realize meals safety for the inhabitants however mentioned the challenges stay with processing the merchandise into new ones to make sure worth addition.
She added that the sector is a type of being extremely supported by donor establishments with gear and different equipment to spice up manufacturing, particularly rice manufacturing, and the acquisition of milling machines to course of them can be key to enhancing the contribution of agriculture to the nationwide financial system.
Meanwhile, VP Taylor dispelled rumors a couple of reported rift between her and her boss (President Weah) on insurance policies and different administrative points, stating that regardless of the ups and downs, her relationship along with her boss stays robust and stable like ever earlier than.
“The relationship with the President is okay. We are working together. We are making the impact that we should and I am grateful to be the first female Vice President of the Republic of Liberia,” she said.
“If you look at relationships, there are always ups and downs, but our interest remains or looks similar; that is not about my personal interest or the President’s personal interest, but whatever we can do for Liberia and I think that is the relationship I want to talk about,” she added.
“We are strong; we are working, and I am just grateful to have such an opportunity. I have not said this before on the international scene, if I didn’t believe in him, I would have not given up my destiny to support him which I have done,” VP Taylor boasted.
“So, I believe that together, in spite of all of the things that have happened; and I always say President Weah and I have not argued, never raised his voice at me, had never been abusive to me; there was never a time we had difficulty working together,” she defined.
“I am his deputy and my job is to assist him and that is what I have been trying to do to the best of my ability. So, for us as a government, it is our duty to continue working for the people and do less talking because it is the mandate we have from the people, and we are not going to be bothered by opposition propaganda because it is their job to do so,” she maintained.
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