BREWERVILLE, MONTSERRADO COUNTY – I believe that President Joseph Boakai should address the standoff at the Ministry of Transport where workers there have repeatedly advocated against contracting their responsibilities to a non Liberian company fearing jobs losses also.
We have watched in the last few days the workers contend and appeal to the Government for redress but to no avail. We commend the Liberian Senate for siding with the workers and calling for a suspension and review of the contract.
However, as we go to fasting with prayers for the nation, it is also very important that we consider the kind of fast that God requires. God expects us to lift burdens and address the concerns of the poor, amongst others
According to the book of Isaiah Chapter 58 verses 6 and 7, the Bible describes the kind of fast God accepts, and I quote:
“The kind of fasting I want is this: remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free. Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives”.
That’s the kind of fast that will easily attract God’s attention and not just abstaining from food or staying the whole day in the church. Let us show mercy, remove the chains of injustice and oppression and let the oppressed go free.
The people contending for their jobs are also God’s children. Let’s remove the chains of oppression placed on them. No foreign company, not even the Liberia Transport Management, should be preferred over Liberians or Liberian interests.
President Boakai, I call on you to kindly and speedily address the plight of those workers even as we fast and pray on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. We can only lift Liberia if we lift Liberians.
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