Monrovia – President George Mannah Weah has informed officials of his government attending Monday’s Cabinet Retreat to reactivate plans that will address the “harsh economic situation” currently being faced by citizens. At the opening of the retreat on Monday, February 17, President Weah stressed that recalibration of plans will enable the government gets back to its original Pro-Pro Agenda for Prosperity and Development agenda amid series of the crisis being faced by his administration. He used the medium to recognize Liberia’s new Agriculture Minister, Jeanine Cooper, adding that the Minister is one of the cardinal government outlets for the rebranding of his leadership’s economic plan. The 2020 Cabinet retreat, unless 2019, placed a key emphasis on how officials can bring onboard plans that will help improve the economy, in the face of hike in prices of commodities, increased in the exchange rate, high transportation fares caused by shortage in petroleum products among others. In 2019, cabinet retreat held at the Farmington Hotel in Margibi County, the Liberian leader placed special emphasis on the passage of “key legislations” pending before the National Legislature.

Source: Front Page Africa February 18, 2020 06:45 UTC