Writing for the Liberian Observer, a reporter noted that though the former football star was supported by “several famous A-list local artists”, these same artists were set to be “pushed to the back for foreign artists”. A few days after the report by the Liberian Observer, Front Page Africa produced a breakdown of the budget for the inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia. For local musicians, other entertainers and their supporters, the manner in which that part of the budget was shared might have been unsatisfactory. As the Liberian Observer source said: “Such an occasion [as the inauguration ceremony] is the best medium to sell the talent of Liberian artists to potential investors ... In what could be said to be a clever move, DenG titled the song ‘President Weah’.

Source: Daily Observer January 23, 2018 15:33 UTC