Monrovia – Liberia’s Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor Friday July 10, 2020, visited the Sinkor residence of fallen Montserrado County District # 9 Representative Munah Pelham-Youngblood to console the bereaved family. Her visit with the bereaved family, according to a Press Release from the office of the Vice President, followed similar visit recently, by His Excellency, President George M. Weah. The first Liberian female Vice President in brief remarks, encouraged the mother of the fallen lawmaker, Elizabeth S. Pelham to trust and continue to reference God for lasting comfort and peace as she mourn the death of her daughter. Noticeably overwhelmed by grief, Chief Dr. Howard-Taylor said the passing of the young Liberian female lawmaker is a serious hit to the struggle for gender equality and women empowerment in Liberia. She urged the family of the fallen lawmaker to take solace in the Lord and called on Liberians to remember them in their prayers.

Source: Front Page Africa July 13, 2020 00:22 UTC