Liberia: 86-Year-Old Government’s Retiree Survives on Garbage Collection - News Summed Up

Liberia: 86-Year-Old Government’s Retiree Survives on Garbage Collection


Mr. James Weah is a jovial old man who occasionally entertains neighbors and passers-by with Christian songs sung in his dialect—Kru—when he’s in ‘happy mood’. The first ID on top of the papers had the following heading: “Pensioners Association of Liberia”, and other information—Name: James Weah, ID No. “I used to get my pension money regularly from EcoBank, but since the Government started sending us to LBDI (Liberia Bank for Development and Industry), getting my pension money is hard, beginning from 2017. Several other retired Government’s employees have several disheartening experiences, some of which are similar to Mr. James Weah. Pensioner James Weah and his unlucky colleagues can’t see a sign of getting their retirement monetary benefits.


Source: Front Page Africa February 17, 2021 00:21 UTC



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