The Establishment Coordinator of Angie Brooks International Center (ABIC), Counselor Yvette Chesson-Wureh, has cautioned Liberians to protect the peace by staying away from violence in the pending October 10, 2023 Elections in Liberia.
“We have to take the peace of this country into our hands. We have to lead the peace”, Chesson-Wureh said recently in Sineyea Town, Suakoko District 5, Bong County.
She urged Liberians to stay away from violence, particularly during and after the elections.
The initiative is a flagship program of the Women Situation Room (WSR), initiated by the Angie Brooks International Centre for Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace, and Security.
According to her, the awareness seeks to combat hate speech and political violence, and enhance peaceful co-existence during and after the 2023 Presidential and legislative elections.
She further told the Bongese not to give in to the rhetoric of politicians that would cause them to go against one another while their children are abroad attending quality schools, to return later and take the helm of authority in the country.
Cllr. Chesson-Wureh revealed that the peace and stability of the country are in the hands of the women and the youths, mostly during the upcoming elections.
The ABIC at the same time hosted a one-day peace dialogue with motorcyclists in the county.
For her part, Bong County Superintendent, Esther Walker, lauded the ABIC for the initiative in the county.
The Bong County Superintendent reaffirmed her commitment to maintaining the peace of the county, and the country at large.
Also remarking during the ceremony, Jorquelleh District 3 Paramount Chief, Mary Lorteh, and the Foundation for International Dignity (FIND) Executive Director, Aaron Juakollie, underscored the importance of maintaining the peace in the country.
The duo expressed gratitude to the ABIC leadership for providing such an awareness for the citizens in rural Liberia.
Some of the participants who spoke, paid homage to the Angie Brooks International Center for the massive support and discussion on the importance of peace with the women and youths of Bong County.
“My people, let us keep talking in our communities about the good of peace and the bad of violence and continue to tell our people, especially our children. We thank Angie Brooks for the good job they are doing for the Liberian people,” Annie Dolo, a resident of Sineyea Town noted.
