Boakai Takes Over US$ 40 Million As Weah’s Legacy

FORMER PRESIDENT WEAH ANNOUNCED

Monrovia, Liberia – George Manneh Weah, Liberia’s former president, has revealed that the economy his administration left behind for the Boakai administration is stronger than what the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf administration left behind in 2018. Delivering his final message to the people of Liberia at the Executive Mansion on Sunday, January 21, 2024, former President Weah delivered his farewell speech. He stated, “United States Forty Million, Forty-Four Thousand, Three Hundred, Sixty-five Dollars and Ninety Cents, I leave behind.”

According to former President Weah, the net international reserve position has increased by 136 percent, meaning that President Boakai’s administration of the UP is better suited to deal with pressing macroeconomic problems.

“Unfortunately, the economy we are leaving behind is not as weak as the one we inherited. Compared to what I inherited in 2018, President Joseph N. Boakai inherits a stronger economy.”

“I inherited about NINETY-FOUR MILLION, NINE HUNDRED, AND NINETY-NINE THOUSAND United States dollars in net international reserves, and I am handing over to the next administration a net international reserve position of Two Hundred Twenty-Two Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States dollars.”

The total cash balance in the government’s consolidated accounts is forty million, forty-four thousand, three hundred sixty-five dollars, and ninety cents. In 2018, my government inherited a consolidated cash position of about seven million United States dollars,” Weah disclosed.

Liberia, for the second time over seven decades, experienced a peaceful transition of power under the leadership of President George Manneh Weah.

During Weah’s tenure as President, Liberia remained at peace with itself and at peace with its neighbors. The peace, sustained by Liberia’s own domestic resources, is a testament to the maturity and strength of the nation.

As was promised in 2018 in his inaugural speech, there were no political prisoners in the Weah administration; freedoms of speech, assembly, and expression were not only preserved but celebrated.

Liberia is now regarded as a pillar of democracy in West Africa and a shining example to the world through its collaborative efforts.