Out of the nineteen Cabinet seats and countless senior positions in the state owned enterprises, women occupy only three Cabinet and half a handful of sub-cabinet posts. Minister Cooper, in much the same timeframe, has built Fabrar Rice, Inc. into a major participant in the market for Liberia’s staple food. Herein lies the conundrum that Dr. Jallah and Minister Cooper face, in particular. This situation, if reflective of the realities inside government, amounts to Weah “woman-washing” the Cabinet. In effect Cooper, Jallah and Broh will have wasted their time and called upon themselves the people’s blame for the failures of this government.

Source: Daily Observer March 02, 2020 02:28 UTC