Weah gave the advice while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
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Weah stated this on Monday after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The last military protection force in UNSMIL left Liberia on Thursday as part of the termination of the mission’s mandate, scheduled on March 30, the mission said.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme highlighted the extremely critical importance of humanitarian support for affected countries
The ban came into force after former leader, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, signed an executive order before stepping down.
Seven names made the first batch of appointees, including former Senate Pro-Tempore, Gbezohngar Findley, who has been named Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Delivering his inaugural address, Weah promised to do everything within his powers to be the agent of change that Liberians had yearned for over the years.
Obasanjo’s plane touched down at the Roberts International Airport at 8:01 a.m. (9 a.m. Nigerian time) while Saraki arrived at 9:02 a.m.
The party conveyed the decision in a statement issued by its Assistant Secretary General for Public Outreach, Mohammed Ali, on Sunday.
But Wenger, who signed Weah when he was Monaco coach in 1988, expects to be too busy to make the trip from London for the January 22 ceremony.
Today is a day to give thanks. Let us begin by lifting our eyes to heaven to thank God Almighty for the wonderful blessings He has bestowed upon beloved our country. It was God who inspired the people of Liberia to vote change to believe that with this change will come the hope of … in a most prosperous Liberia future. I thank God that among so many presidential candidates, I was chosen to be the 24th President of the Republic of Liberia.
Weah was billed to formally accept his election at his Coalition for Democratic Change headquarters in Monrovia at 6.30pm, an hour after his declaration as President-elect.
The White House, in a statement by the Press Secretary, described the election as representing “a major milestone for Liberia’s democracy”.
The former player of MFM Football Club of Lagos, who is now with FC Zurich, said he hoped to become the next George Weah.
Jonathan, who has just returned from Monrovia after leading the National Democratic Institute International Elections Observation Mission to Liberia, posted the goodwill message to Weah on his Facebook page on Friday.
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, also commended the Liberian people on the peaceful conduct of the historic presidential run-off election.
In a nationwide broadcast from his party’s headquarters in Monrovia on Friday, Boakai, who was flanked by his supporters and party leaders, said he had already called Weah to congratulate him.
Fayose said: “I salute George Weah’s courage and resilience in spite of the activities and machinations of oppressors and interlopers who blocked his victory 12 years ago.
Jonathan told newsmen in the capital, Monrovia, during Tuesday’s presidential run-off election, that democracy had been institutionalised in Liberia.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that polls closed at 6pm local time (1800 GMT) followed by sorting of ballots under the watchful eyes of party agents and observers.