MONROVIA–About three days after their properties and properties have been razed to the grounds on court docket orders, victims of the mass eviction and demolition train in Saye City on marched on the Capitol Constructing peacefully to current their plights to their lawmakers – the individuals’s representatives, and search pressing actions.
Monrovia, primarily the Saye City Group continues to be reeling from the reasonably macabre eviction and demolition train which left a whole bunch of Liberians with out shelters as most of them are but to quiet down.
In an obvious effort to search out an amicable answer to the issue and discover a approach out of their present mournful circumstances, the protest made their strategy to Capitol Hill, calling on nationwide leaders to intervene and ship justice.
The placards-carrying protesters, lots of whom misplaced properties and properties throughout the operation, chanted slogans in demand of justice and accountability.
The residents argued that though the eviction was mentioned to be court docket‑mandated, the style and execution of the demolition violated due course of.
They claimed that no sufficient discover, lawful compensation, or clear communication was offered earlier than their buildings have been torn down, leaving households displaced and economically devastated.
Pressure briefly escalated when the protesters rejected Consultant Prince Toles of District #8 who chairs the Home Committee on Claims and Petitions and represents the affected district.
The victims refused to current their petition to him, accusing the lawmaker of neglecting their plight and failing to advocate on their behalf all through the eviction saga.
Following the standoff, the Home of Representatives’ Co‑Chair on Claims and Petitions stepped ahead to obtain the petition on behalf of the Legislature.
He assured the protesters that the Home would totally examine the circumstances surrounding the eviction and demolition train.
He additionally counseled the residents for sustaining a peaceable protest and fascinating the Legislature by lawful channels. The Co‑Chair pledged a full-scale overview of their claims, emphasizing the Home’s dedication to justice, equity, and the safety of residents’ property rights. Courtesy of Spoon FM
Alphonso Toweh
Has been within the career for over twenty years. He has labored for a lot of worldwide media retailers together with: West Africa Journal, Africa Week Journal, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Instances, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He’s the present correspondent for Reuters
He holds first MA with honors in Worldwide Relations and a candidate for second grasp in Worldwide Peace research and Battle Decision from the College of Liberia.
