In a Joint Statement issued in Monrovia on Tuesday, the Ambassadors proposed Saturday, January 4 as the new date for the protest. “Liberia, being founded on a Christian principle, Sunday is a religious day in our country and to protest on Sunday is not feasible. The SDA Church requested the change of January 4, as the date for the postponed protest, since in fact, the protest has been previously postponed by the organizers because of religious reasons. “The Council of Patriots rejected Sunday, January 5, 2020 and proposed January 6, 2020 as the new date for the postponed protest on religious ground. On Monday, the COP somersaulted over its previous decision to stage the protest, following the interventions of the United Nations, ECOWAS, the United States Embassy, and the European Union (EU), through their respective representatives in Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa January 01, 2020 17:36 UTC