President Tubman, who also hailed from Maryland County, was Liberia’s longest serving leader. He is still remembered in the region for prioritizing development and leaving behind some of the best infrastructure still visible today. In Pleebo Sodoken District, the constituency Speaker Chambers represents at the House, locals’ expectations have started flaring high. They are hopeful that the new administration would help curb some of the long time challenges affecting the region. The ascendency of Speaker Chambers on Monday sparked wide spread jubilations across the district, where he has represented since 2005 at the Legislature.

Source: Front Page Africa January 17, 2018 03:33 UTC