President George Manneh Weah is wrong to refer to himself as the 24th President of the Republic of Liberia. In many of his public utterances, including his widely watched inaugural speech at the Samuel Kanyon Doe sports complex President George Manneh referred to himself as the 24th President of the Republic of Liberia. Exactly one week following his inaugural speech, President George Weah propounded the same narrative in his State of the Nation address… he stated: “I, George Manneh Weah, your humble servant, took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 24th President of the Republic of Liberia”. Despite this sobering clarification and subsequent public acknowledgement by his predecessor Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, George Weah’s administration is still advancing the narrative that George Manneh Weah is the 24the President of Liberia. In such order, it is inconceivable that George Manneh Weah, who succeeded Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will also be the 24th President.

Source: Front Page Africa February 11, 2018 20:26 UTC