President George Manneh Weah has by Proclamation declared Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the 214th Memorial Birth Anniversary of Joseph Jenkins Roberts and is to be observed throughout the Republic of Liberia as a National Holiday.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the Proclamation orders that all government offices, public buildings and business houses be closed on that day.
The President’s Proclamation is in consonance with an act of the 42nd Legislature during its third session which is in recognition of the first President of the Republic of Liberia declared March 15 of each year a National Holiday as a mark of respect and reverence to his memory and for his untiring efforts in organizing the first government of the Republic as well as negotiating and concluding treaties with foreign powers which gave recognition to the founding of Liberia.
The Proclamation further states that it is befitting that such honor be accorded the memory of this distinguished Statesman as a challenge to all Liberians to aspire to higher and nobler endeavors by emulating his courage, endurance, selflessness and commitments to the principles and ideals of democracy as portrayed in his works and life as Liberia’s first President.
