President George Manneh Weah has by Proclamation declared Saturday, May 14, 2022, as National Unification Day to be observed throughout the territorial confines of the Republic of Liberia as a National Holiday.
The Presidential Proclamation directs that appropriate programs be organized to celebrate the day.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the Proclamation is in consonance with an Act of Legislation passed in 1960, declaring the 14th of May of each year as a National Unification Day, realizing the benefits to be accrued from the Unification and Integration Policy.
The release recounts that since the Unification and Integration Policy became an integrated part of the National Development Plan, the Nation has seen marked progress and improvement in all spheres of national endeavor, particularly in the economic, educational, communication, and social fields.
It recalls that the wisdom of the Unification Policy has found expression in the national fabric through the representation of all sections of the country in the Legislature and every other branch of government, thereby promoting conditions of peace and unity.
However, President Weah stated, “Being mindful of the years of civil strife in the country and its harmful impacts on the people of Liberia, it becomes imperative that all Liberians embrace the noble ideals enshrined in the Unification Act to promote unity and peace among all Liberians.”
The Proclamation further stresses that the Government of the Republic of Liberia adheres to the principles of justice, equality, fair play, and equal opportunities for all, regardless of tribe or clan, section, creed, religion, or economic status so that Liberians might be united in a consolidated whole.
