The National Bureau of Veteran Affairs is anticipated to send a team across the nation in an effort to encourage Liberian veterans of the Armed Forces to live peaceably and lawfully, particularly during this election year. Retired Lt. Col. Andrew Wleh, the bureau’s Deputy Director for Veteran Affairs, cautioned veterans that even if they are no longer wearing uniforms, they still risk prosecution for breaking the law under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
At the first general meeting with staff, workers, and veterans of the Liberian Armed Forces held by the National Bureau of Veteran Affairs on Thursday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lt. Col. Wleh issued the warning. According to him, Major General Prince Johnson, the Chief of Staff of the Liberian Armed Forces, has assured the veterans that, once there is peace and unity among them, there is a chance that the government will enlist the aid of foreign partners to draw on the skills of the veterans and carry out initiatives that will improve their lives. Lieutenant Colonel Wleh emphasized his dedication to carrying out the “ten-count resolution,” which includes providing veterans with resettlement funds.
Lieutenant Colonel Wleh emphasized his dedication to carrying out the “ten-count resolution,” which includes providing veterans with resettlement funds.
Retired Major Alexander Geor, the bureau’s Deputy Director for administration, cautioned the staff of the National Bureau of Veteran Affairs against taking advantage of the system twice. Major Geor instructed the bureau’s human resources director to take deliberate steps to ensure that every employee reports working at nine am and leaves at four pm every day.
The Deputy Director for Administration at the National Bureau of Veteran Affairs welcomed the decision by the veteran community to unite, stop the demonstration on the streets, and work with the authority in seeking their welfare.
Retired Major Ophelia Hinneh, the bureau’s Assistant Director General for Women and Children, made an appeal to the government and its international allies for support for the widows and children of AFL soldiers. She also advised AFL veterans to think of themselves as reservists and to avoid getting involved in politics in the name of the bureau.
Retired Lt. Col. Peter Bonner, the bureau’s director of the agriculture department, also spoke and pleaded with the government to provide financing for the bureau’s agricultural division. He claims that the agricultural department currently has 850 individuals educated to operate on these various farms and 1,500 farmlands in Sinoe County, 25,000 acres of property on the Monrovia Buchanan route, and more than 10,000 acres of farmland in Todee, Montserrado County.
Lt. Col. Bonner gave the populace the reassurance that the bureau’s agricultural branch is capable of producing food for the consumption of the Liberians. Staff members and former members of the Liberian Armed Forces were among those present at the meeting, which was held at the bureau’s headquarters in Congo Town.
Reported by: Augustine Octavius
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