Monrovia, Liberia – Eleven counties benefit from 783.5 km road development project, according to President Joseph N. Boakai. The road work has affected the counties of Bong, Lofa, Bomi, Gbarpolu, Nimba, Grand Gedeh, Rivergee, Grand Bassa, Sinoe, Maryland, and Grand Kru, according to the Liberian leader.
Speaking on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia, the President stated that rehabilitating roads to make them flexible enough to facilitate access and stimulate economic activity was a major goal for the government’s deliverable for the first 100 days.
As per his 100-Day Action plan for road maintenance, the government has designated eleven major projects nationwide to ensure that primary highways remain malleable throughout the year.
“The Ministry of Public Works has been undertaking major road corridor projects totaling about 783.5 km in Bong, Lofa, Bomi, Gbarpolu, Nimba, Grand Gedeh, Rivergee, Grand Bassa, Sinoe, Maryland, and Grand Kru Counties. To date, contractors, equipment, and logistics have been heavily mobilized, and active work such as clearing, grading, shaping, and stabilization of critical spots, identification of culvert lines, and borrowing pits for material testing along all corridors are ongoing.”
The Liberian Leader clarified that in order to guarantee year-round road maintenance, equipment and manpower maintenance zones have been designated. “I am pleased to report that as a result of these interventions, we are receiving reports from citizens that travel difficulties between counties has substantially been reduced.”
President Boakai explained that Liberia and it citizens had aspired for a responsive government to relieve years of hardship, humiliation, and instability, which is why his administration took office one hundred days ago. In light of the pressing need to offer millions of Liberians emergency aid in the first quarter of this year, he stated, his government initiated a 100-day deliverables schedule.
“In this plan, we considered addressing urgent needs by intervening in critical sectors. These interventions, implemented by the various ministries, agencies, and commissions (MACs), were informed by the following key objectives: First, the need to ensure accountability in the public sector was a major objective underpinning service delivery in the first 100 days.”
The Liberian leader declared that a crucial first step in breaking down barriers was to address transparency and accountability in the public sector by implementing strict anti-graft measures, such as bolstering financial oversight, and encouraging moral behavior in all spheres of society to fight corruption.
The President stated that considerable efforts to alleviate the situation of the populace were being made with a focus on key road corridor maintenance, sanitation service improvement, provisioning of essential meteorological equipment, and modernization of ICT systems at the nation’s sole international airport.
The Liberian Leader noted that despite his government achievements, there has been some challenges, he added that his government have tried to meet these challenges with limited resources in a tight fiscal space. In addition, Ambassador Boakai continue that his government inherited a system that was bedeviled by weak institutions and therefore under extreme stress.
”Vestiges of the past still stare at us and undermine service delivery to citizens. The road ahead is not without obstacles, and we must remain vigilant in our efforts to overcome them. We are committed to addressing issues of corruption and improving the material and social conditions of all Liberians.”
President Boakai noted that his government look forward to the future with hope and optimism. ”In the next few months, we will unveil our national development plan clearly expressing economic, political, and social strategies we intend to employ with your participation to drive our country in a direction that will improve a better quality of life for Liberians.”
”Yes, the past 100 days is not a comprehensive measure of a 6-year administration. It is one thing to rescue a country from corruption, decay, and mismanagement. And it is entirely another thing to set it on track and the right trajectory. That however, remains our challenge and the responsibility that the Liberian people have entrusted to my administration. I am determined, as the leader to chart a course that will not let our people down.”
