BREWERVILLE, MONTSERRADO COUNTY – “I have always not supported any Protest in Liberia” because I believe there are other ways we can address our national concerns without necessarily going into the streets. The statement was made by Bishop Kortu K Brown during the Sunday Worship Service at New Water in the Desert Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Brewerville, Montserrado County
“It’s the constitutional right of any Liberian or a group of Liberians to protest or raise issues of national concerns”, he contended, adding that “Of course such protests are expected to be done in an orderly and peaceful fashion’
Bishop Brown reminded his congregation that during the previous regime, he engaged and contended with the protest organizers in 2018 and 2919 to engage with the government to address lingering concerns. “Even before then, we worked with the Government and the CDC during Ellen’s regime to have averted the protest in 2013 urging all parties to engage and dialogue” he recorded
“In December 2019, we went as far as bringing the protest organizers, the Council of Patriots and representatives of the Government of Liberia to the table at the headquarters of the Liberia Council of Churches in Sinkor, Monrovia where for days we tried to reach some conclusions to enable us address the concerns”, the former president of the Liberia Council of Churches said.
The Pentecostal cleric opined that it was still his desire that all parties could sit across the table and address the lingering concerns facing ordinary people. “No matter how long you protest, you’ll still need to come back to the table to address issues of voncerns
The Apostolic Pentecostal Church general overseer told his congregation that the situation is not perfect. “Everywhere people are complaining about the hard times, the disjointed actions of government, high unemployment, the lack of seriousness on the part of many government officials particularly those who are so occupied with social media posting that makes you wonder when they really work especially when the posts have nothing to do with their work, amongst others” But he argued that Liberians still need to sit across the table and find solutions to their national challenges
Bishop Brown prays that Liberians will eschew violence and chaos and seek engagement and dialogue. He also prayed the Government will be opened and engaging to foster an atmosphere of national dialogue aimed at addressing many of the serious challenges the nation faces, adding “we cannot deny that they are there. There’s hunger and poverty everywhere. Many Liberians are not so hopeful about the future”
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