His Excellency Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States; His Excellency Mohammadou Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of the Gambia; Her Excellency Chief Dr. Jewel Howard Taylor, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia; The Honorable Deputy Speaker Fonati Koffa and Honorable Members of the House of Representatives; Mr. President Pro-Tempore and Honorable Members of the Liberian Senate; His Honor the Chief Justice, Associate Justices and Members of the Judiciary; The Dean and Members of the Cabinet; Officials of Government; Hon. Mawine G. Diggs, Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Liberia, and National Orator of 175th Independence Day Celebration The Doyen and Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Representatives of Heads of State and Government; Our Special Guests; Bishops, Prelates and Members of the Clergy; Chiefs and Traditional Leaders; Our Development Partners; Superintendents and Local Government Officials; Political and Business Leaders; Marketers, Students; Members of the Fourth Estate; My Fellow Citizens; Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: Let lengthen a heat and profound Independence Day salute to all Liberians on behalf the First Lady Madam Clar Marie Dekontee Weah who shouldn’t be right here with us at present. She celebrates our Independence Day with us all from afar.
Family and Friends, every year, since 1847, we now have assembled as a proud nation to have a good time the proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Liberia as Africa’s first free, impartial, and sovereign nation-state.
Today, as we collect right here to watch and commemorate the 175th Anniversary of our start as a nation, allow us to start by giving thanks and praises to the Almighty God, for the safety and lots of blessings that He has bestowed upon our Nation, and upon us as a People. His Goodness and Mercy have adopted us all through all these years since our founding, and He has all the time protected us from the numerous risks which have threatened our nationwide existence.
In spite of our personal shortcomings and weaknesses, He has saved us united as One People. God’s nice faithfulness has given us not solely consolation in occasions of storm, however hope in durations of despair.
And, each time we now have fallen wanting His Glory, He has been by our aspect, encouraging us to stay robust and resilient, in order that collectively we are going to attain our future and fulfill the promise of our wonderful future as One Nation, underneath God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. I say at present To God be the Glory, for the Great Things He has Done.
DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Today, we’re vastly honored, and happy, to welcome a number of Heads of State, who’ve taken the trip of their busy schedules to hitch the People of Liberia in celebrating this 175th Independence Anniversary. Excellencies, on behalf of my fellow residents, and in my very own identify, I want to take this chance to thanks sincerely for this solidarity, goodwill and assist for Liberia.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I now ask you to rise, and stand, as an indication of respect, and provides a whole-hearted welcome to every of our very particular friends, my colleagues and brothers from our Economic Community of West African States, who I’ll now respectfully ask to face as your identify is talked about: His Excellency Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States; His Excellency Mr. Mohammadou Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of the Gambia; You could now take your seats. Thank you very a lot, Your Excellencies.
Liberia and Liberians will all the time keep in mind and be pleased about the friendship, excessive esteem, and regard that you’ve got proven in the direction of us at present. For my half, I pledge to proceed to work carefully with you, as we collectively attempt to take care of peace and safety inside our area, and promote insurance policies and packages that may convey growth and prosperity to the residents of ECOWAS. Once once more, let me say an enormous welcome!! Additionally, there are additionally current with us at present numerous senior authorities officers representing their respective Heads of State and Government who expressed regrets that they have been unable to hitch us at present, on account of different urgent duties of State.
To you, we’d additionally like to increase a whole-hearted welcome. We thanks for honoring us together with your presence. EXCELLENCIES, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I want to categorical my thanks and appreciation to our National Orator, the Honorable Mawine Diggs, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Liberia, for her inspiring and considerate Address, which has given us new insights into the significance of peace and unity in our Nation, and renewed our hopes for a greater Liberia.
I’m personally very happy with you, Hon. Diggs, in your wonderful Oration, since you brilliantly represented two of crucial demographics in our nation: girls, and the youth. You have justified my confidence within the capacity and limitless prospects of girls and younger individuals to make significant and important contributions to the nationwide discourse, and to totally take part within the management and administration of our governance constructions.
I’m positive that each one of us who have been underneath the sound of your voice at present will agree that you simply did justice to the official theme of this 12 months’s Independence Celebration, as you articulated with reference to: “Fostering Unity, and Protecting Our Peace for Development and Prosperity”. Your message at present was easy, understanding, related, and can resonate nicely not solely with the ladies and youth, however with all Liberians.
You used your private story to reveal the significance of arduous work and willpower, in addition to the significance of schooling in pursuit of 1’s targets, and by so doing, you’ve gotten given us a lot meals for thought. I say to you, congratulations, and thanks very a lot. FELLOW CITIZENS, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We wish to acknowledge with profound gratitude the particular relationship subsisting between Liberia and the United States of America.
Indeed, we’re linked and it is vitally clear from our historical past that the People of the United States of America have goodwill in the direction of Liberia and Liberians, and the sensation is mutual. This goodwill was manifested by the choice of the American Government to make a commemorative plague that was given to Liberia on the event of our Centennial Celebration on July 26,1947.
And now at present, at this celebration of our 175th Independence Anniversary; we now have simply witnessed the resubmission of that plague to the Government of Liberia by the American Ambassador to Liberia H.E. Michael McCarthy.
On behalf of the Government and People of Liberia, we lengthen our profound thanks and appreciation to the Government and People of the United States of America; via you, Ambassador McCarthy, for this recognition and solidarity. We cherish the wording on the plague, and stay optimistic that our two Governments and Peoples will proceed to embrace one another in concord and love.
FELLOW CITIZENS, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The 175th Independence Celebration this 12 months is exclusive, as a result of it additionally coincides with one other main nationwide milestone, which is the observance and celebration of our Bicentennial, marking 200 years since our founding.
These massive numbers which outline our steady existence as a physique politic are real and legitimate causes for celebration. However, additionally they current the chance for us to soberly mirror on our political genesis and journey, not solely from whence we now have come, but additionally how lengthy and the way far we now have traveled collectively, lived collectively, labored collectively, survived collectively and developed collectively. Indeed, the bonds which have held us collectively have been tried and examined over these years, and proceed to develop in energy as we advance collectively in cohesion as One People, with One Destiny. Yes, we could have variations, however we’re happy with the ties that encourage our unity. So allow us to be part of ranks and consolidate our sources as a Nation and People, in order to uphold the legacy that our forefathers have handed on to us, as a result of there may be a lot extra that unites us, than divide us.
I due to this fact encourage you, my fellow residents, to place off the spirit of disagreement and division, and placed on the spirit of unity, love, reconciliation, peace, stability and nationalism. We should respect and love each other. As your chief, I urge you to hitch me to construct our expensive nation. It doesn’t matter who you’re, or your standing in life. It doesn’t matter what political ideology you aspire to, or your ethnic background; non secular persuasion, social class, or tutorial commonplace.
We have a patriotic responsibility, and a sacred obligation, to guard our sovereignty via good deeds, innovation, and arduous work. We should unite and be reconciled in peaceable co-existence as residents of Liberia. Maintaining our sovereignty is probably the most profitable achievement we now have made as a nation and other people. It is now our collective accountability to maintain the peace, safety, and stability of this primary impartial nation in Africa, referred to as Liberia. Fellow Citizens, we should advance its credentials for good governance, democracy, human rights, and the rule of regulation; in addition to its core values and ideas.
Fellow residents, let me inform you this: Some say that the Love of Liberty BROUGHT us right here. Others say that the Love of Liberty MET us right here. I say at present to all Liberians, hear me and listen to me nicely. Whether it introduced us right here, or met us right here, let that Love of Liberty UNITE us right here! Let me now want all of you current right here at present, Liberians all through our Land, and all our fellow Liberians in all places on this planet, a Happy and Enjoyable 175th Independence Day!!Toy good good friend McCarthy, please inform President Biden that I obtained and settle for his invitation to attend the Summit in Washington D.C. I can be there to characterize the Liberian individuals Long reside Liberia, completely happy land! A house of wonderful liberty, By God’s command!!!I thanks, and should God bless Liberia!
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