The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has held a memorial program for a few of its staffers who died within the MV Niko Ivanka boat wreck on July 17, 2022.
The memorial service held over the weekend, August 17, 2022 on the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (EJS) Ministerial Complex Congo Town in honor of the seven people.
WAEC Liberia Boss, Dale Gbotoe, famous that the contributions of the deceased will ceaselessly be missed by the establishment and Liberia.
Gbotoe convened his establishment sympathy to the households and guaranteed them of his proceed help;
At the ceremony, the deceased’s’ households wept and expressed disappointment within the Government of Liberia for allegedly failing to prioritize their deceased love-ones.
The households alleged that the federal government has repeatedly failed to acknowledge or honor those who misplaced their lives within the tragic incident whereas on energetic service for the nation.
According to the households’ spokesperson, Jelson Keamah, the federal government is but to construct the braveness to sympathize with them and expressed disappointment in President George Weah for failing to problem an announcement to not communicate of convening a message to the bereaved households.
He maintained that the federal government’s ineptness will be measured to the Ministry of Justice incapacity to publish findings from the investigation performed for the reason that incident occurred.
“To the civil servants, politicians and authorities, you trusted your security with different Liberians, however they didn’t care about you, about preventing Liberians’ biggest enemies (illiteracy and messy schooling).
“Instead, they sacrificed you to death as a way for Liberia to lose the war,” the households famous of their assertion.
The assertion additional alleged that the Ministry of Education is doing nothing in honor of the victims while the killers are shielded.
But opposite to the households’ assertion, Education Minister, Ansu Sonii reemphasized the Ministry’s place on helping the youngsters of the deceased when he advised Voice of Liberia that the Ministry is dedicated to offering scholarships for kids in any college of their selection in Liberia.
The Education boss famous that for the reason that supply was made, the Ministry is but to see any member of the households to make the most of the chance however the households had taken exception to the Minister’s feedback.
The households alleged that there was numerous of engagements between the households and the scholarship division on the Ministry the place they’ve been advised that scholarship of such nature doesn’t exist.
However, the households suggest compensation for the wrongful deaths of their beloved in addition to present scholarships for the individuals per sufferer by college research.
They additional demand that the federal government makes public the findings from the investigation.
The Niko Invanka incident is traced again in July 2021 when a deplorable vessel carrying about 21 passengers, together with 9 employees of the West African Examination Council capsized.
The deceased had gone to introduce for the primary time WAEC Exams for third graders and conduct the check for sixth & ninth graders in Southeastern Liberia.
Seven of the 9 workers of WAEC-Liberia have been reported useless while one different is but to be found.
The seven staffers concerned within the ship wreck are; Morris Kellen, 53; Johnson Wuelleh, Sr. 43; Massay Kollie, 42; and Akaseh Dolo, 41 whereas others are James Konneh, Jr; and Abraham Joe of the Liberia National Police.
The demised of those Liberian educators have been welcomed with stiff resistance from the general public which demanded the prosecution of those who reluctantly dispatched the vessel on sea regardless of its deplorable nature.
Government has since arrange an investigative committee to probe circumstances that led to the incident and the unlawful crusing of the vessel after being declared unfit.
However, the investigative committee headed by the Ministry of Justice is but to launch findings from the investigation performed; written by Sampat Kpakima.
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