Former President Sirleaf told reporters who followed her into her residence that she could not sit and watch the women from her compound without showing solidarity for an issue that has always been of national concern. MONROVIA – Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who showed up among anti-rape protestors Thursday afternoon says the frequency of the rape in Liberia needed action as such, there was the need for protest. Thursday marked the third day of protest as the campaigners have been seeking the attention of President George Weah since Tuesday when the protest began. The protestors have been bent on not delivering their petition statement to any official of government besides the President who prides himself as the feminist-in-chief. Most of the protestors were forced by the Police to stop at the Fish Market field opposite the residence of the former President.

Source: Front Page Africa August 27, 2020 13:18 UTC