Monrovia – In an elaborate program held at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia, a group of women under the banner the Women of Liberia appreciated President-elect for selecting a woman as his Vice President. The program was held on Saturday – two days ahead of the official swearing-in ceremony of President-elect George Manneh Weah and Vice President-elect Jewel Howard Taylor on Monday, Jan. 22. She thanked Mr. Weah for listening to the plights of women by picking Senator Jewel Howard Taylor as his Vice President. President-elect Weah thanked the Women of Liberia for giving him and his vice president for giving them the opportunity to serve. When they were requesting for 30 percent women, I was proposing 50 percent women participation,” he said.

Source: Front Page Africa January 20, 2018 17:03 UTC