{"id":41842,"date":"2022-07-02T17:05:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/07\/02\/weanquois-statement-blatant-lie\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T17:05:31","slug":"weanquois-statement-blatant-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/07\/02\/weanquois-statement-blatant-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Weanquoi\u2019s Statement Blatant Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MONROVIA-Residents\u00a0of Gbapa have reassured ArcelorMittal Liberia of their commitment to a peaceful approach to issues without any obstruction to the company\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n

The residents represented by their opinion and traditional leaders made the commitment in a\u00a0formal communication addressed to the company.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0a letter\u00a0signed by Town Chief Belleh Gbarto, Women\u2019s head Rebecca Yarzue, Youth Chairman Ferllington Weanquoi,\u00a0and Poro Chairman Fredrick Messah, the people of Gbapa distanced themselves from speculations that they were planning to protest against the company\u2019s operations in Nimba.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe the youths, elders, women,\u00a0and chiefs of the aforesaid address wish to use this medium to sincerely apologize for the information from Mr. Quee Weanquoi, a son of Gbapa that our mothers are planning a traditional action to jeopardize ArcelorMittal operations because the Poro Master had failed to get the affected farmers\u2019 benefits from AML,\u201d\u00a0the letter read.<\/p>\n

The residents of Gbapa earlier this year made a commitment in the presence of Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleaf promising\u00a0never to use violent means to seek redress, but that they would remain peaceful and continue to dialogue on issues.\u00a0The relationship between AML (and the local community) has remained cordial.<\/p>\n

Recently, the company\u00a0provided an additional US$35,000 for the clinic project in Gbapa,\u00a0amounting to a\u00a0total\u00a0donation\u00a0of $85,000 in contribution\u00a0to construct a clinic in the town.<\/p>\n

Delivering the communication at AML\u2019s\u00a0main office in Yekepa on behalf of Gbapa were\u00a0five persons, including\u00a0a female, Rebecca Yarzue. They,\u00a0in separate\u00a0remarks,\u00a0emphasized that\u00a0Weanquoi\u2019s speculation does not represent them, as\u00a0it is\u00a0false and misleading.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeanquoi\u2019s statement is a lie. \u00a0We didn’t hold any such meeting. Instead, 590 women from the Sande Society gathered together to protest ArcelorMittal. \u00a0The women say we should beg you; he is damaging the character of the people of the town,\u201d Yarzue\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the content of the letter and views shared by the delegation, Fredrick Messah, Poro Chairman of Yarmein Administrative District,\u00a0also\u00a0reiterated through a telephone call that the\u00a0people of Gbapa remain committed to their promise to do away with violence and continuously dialogue.<\/p>\n

According to Messah, their Poro Master and Zoes are there to\u00a0support the\u00a0enforcement\u00a0of\u00a0community\u00a0order\u00a0and\u00a0social control and not\u00a0to\u00a0promote violence.<\/p>\n

Responding to their position statement, AML Community Relations Manager,\u00a0Vaanii Kiazolu\u00a0said\u00a0the company\u00a0values the partnership it has with the people of Gbapa.<\/p>\n

He said\u00a0Gbapa\u00a0has\u00a0demonstrated its commitment to\u00a0peaceful coexistence. Speaking earlier,\u00a0Edmond Gbah,\u00a0Community Relations Supervisor who also hails from Gbapa,\u00a0said he was happy that\u00a0people of the community are\u00a0celebrating the benefits of the cordial relationship between them and\u00a0ArcelorMittal.<\/p>\n

Liberia to Benefit from President Biden\u2019s Announcement of Feed the Future Expansion<\/p>\n

At the G7 Leaders\u2019 Summit in Germany, President Biden announced that the United States is expanding to directly address and mitigate the impacts of recent shocks to global food security and nutrition.<\/p>\n

Countries already reeling from increased poverty, hunger and malnutrition as a result of COVID-19, climatic shocks, severe drought in the Horn of Africa, and protracted conflict now face further suffering from Russia\u2019s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s crisis calls for an expansion of our efforts through Feed the Future. The United States government has announced that Feed the Future will be expanded to eight new countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia, Madagascar Malawi, Mozambique Malawi, Mozambique Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.<\/p>\n

These countries were prioritized based on a combination of underlying food insecurity, poverty and malnutrition, including impacts from Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the opportunity \u2013 and each government\u2019s commitment \u2013 to tackle these deep-rooted issues in partnership with us. These countries have a coordinated approach by the U.S. government to their investments. This allows for additional resources and investments from other actors such as the private sector and donors.<\/p>\n

Feed the Future, the U.S. government\u2019s global hunger and food security initiative, to reach<\/p>\n

This expands Feed the Future\u2019s global footprint from 12 to 20 target countries and delivers on President Biden\u2019s commitment in September 2021 of $5billion over five years to end global hunger and malnutrition and build sustainable, resilient food systems. Feed the Future programming responds to each country\u2019s level of need and harnesses the power of agriculture to drive economic growth and transform food systems in the country and the region.<\/p>\n

Feed the Future is focusing its efforts on four major areas to address the global food security crises. This includes: mitigating the global fertilizer scarcity, increasing investments in agricultural resilience and capacity, cushioning the macroeconomic shocks and impact on poor people and maintaining high-level international political engagement. As a new Feed the Future country, the U.S Embassy through USAID\/Liberia contributes to these efforts by:<\/p>\n

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  1. Providing technical assistance and policy support to strengthen its coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture.<\/li>\n
  2. Expanding programming to address key drivers of food insecurity. Building household resilience to shocks or stressors, improving agricultural practices and supporting access to and use of agricultural inputs.<\/li>\n
  3. Establishing opportunities for agricultural businesses by co-investing in promising enterprises, strengthening business services, and investing in promising entrepreneurs and initiatives to address Liberia\u2019s food security challenges; and<\/li>\n
  4. Investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs and farmers by expanding school-feeding programs in coordination with Ministry of Education and encouraging agricultural training in schools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Feed the Future, which is funded at over $1billion per annum, has the technical expertise, programs, partners, and partnerships in more than 35 countries. These are being leveraged to reduce the impact of the global shock and address the root causes and consequences of hunger, poverty, and malnutrition.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Source: New republic liberia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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