According to some, the President’s statement has taken a U-turn as some Liberian business owners have begun to express frustrations over the steep downward trend the country’s economy has taken. Some marketeers expressed frustration and disappointment in the way the economy is being handled by the current government led by President Weah. One of the marketeers, speaking to the Daily Observer was Madam Jartu Sackie, a retailer in cosmetics and dry-goods. And where buyers are few, sellers of perishable goods lose along the way, while dry goods sellers take longer than expected to regain their capital, let alone make a profit. So I have been selling red oil for ten years, sending for oil from the bushes or sometimes buying it at the Red-Light Market.

Source: Daily Observer January 09, 2020 02:24 UTC