After stability under Sirleaf, Liberians long for more from next leader
As Liberia goes to the polls on Tuesday, some see ex-footballer George Weah as the man to provide jobs and proper housing
Loud voices floated under the torn blue tarpaulin keeping the rain out of the West Point Intellectual Forum, a cafe in Liberia’s biggest slum. On wooden benches, over bean sandwiches and strong attaya tea, men of all political persuasions were arguing about what Ellen – as they call Africa’s first female president – had done for them and what they could expect from her successor.
“Ninety per cent of us are suffering, 10% are enjoying the national cake of Liberia,” said Isaac Tamba, a staunch George Weah supporter, his vuvuzela at the ready for the footballer turned presidential candidate’s last rally before Tuesday’s election. “She failed us. Education is a mess. She failed in [fighting] corruption. If one minister is accused of mismanagement, they’re just recycled to another ministry.”
from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2kwtadO
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