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Nimba Not Ideal For July 26
Celebrations Courtesy: Public Agenda 30 March, 2010  The
Concern Youth of Ganta for Reconstruction and Development says it
condemns in the strongest terms the selection of Nimba County by the
Government of Liberia to host the 2010 July 26 Independence
Celebrations.In a press release issued here over the weekend, the group said that the selection of Nimba County at this time to host the 2010 Independence Celebrations is counter productive, anti peace and against reconciliation. “A sound security system in any county serves as a basis for proper human interaction. Unfortunately, the current environment in Nimba is characterized by perceptions and deceits which have been growing in intensity over recent years. “A large portion of the citizenry have been discriminated against and disenfranchised. Their land and properties have been illegally occupied and they can not peacefully return to their homes. Some of these affected people continue to live in abject poverty in refugee camps in the sub-region and some are internally displaced, yet Government has refused to act.” The said it believes that whether Nimba County takes advantage of its best chance for peace and reconciliation by returning all of the illegally occupied lands and properties in Ganta and Nimba in general, to the legitimate owners before the 2010 July 26 Independence Celebrations and for Nimba to regain credibility and stability, depends on bold, decisive and appropriate actions taken by the Government. There is a raging situation of impatience amongst the land and properties owners in and out of Liberia, the group has warned. It has emphasized that “Security for all is, therefore, fundamental to the restoration of peace and stability.” The group said it considers the return of all occupied lands in Nimba; the return of all Ninibians; the beginning of a process of genuine reconciliation and the promotion of an inclusive economic recovery and development for all the people of Nimba as fundamental to lasting peace and stability. The Concern Youth of Ganta for Reconstruction and Development is calling on all stakeholders, the International Community, the UN, AU, ECOWAS, the US Embassy and the ICGL to urgently intervene in these crises. Speaking to this paper were some sons of Nimba who feel the government of President Sirleaf has turned blind eye on the ethnic Mandingoes of Nimba County. Mr. Mohamed Konateh, a member of the Mandingo community of Nimba said were the land issue in Nimba against the interest of a tribe other than the Mandingoes, Ellen would have found solution to it without delay. He said he has lost hope in the ability of Liberian government to sustain peace and security of the country in the face of the glaring injustice the government of Liberia was supporting in Nimba. For him, Liberians are still traumatized and confused. He has, therefore, suggested that the international Contact Group on Liberia should safe this country from sliding back to anarchy, which according to him is caused by the accumulation of injustice as the one now “happening to us in Nimba.” He concluded. |
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