“Patriots’ Cry” is extra than simply the theme of a e-book; it’s a imaginative and prescient and a roadmap. It’s a plea for each Liberian to look at their relationship to the nation, to confront uncomfortable truths, and to imagine accountability for the nation’s future.
By: Emmanuel Smart Jipoh
Monrovia, August 8, 2025: President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, on Wednesday, rallied Liberians with “A Name to Conscience” as he launched the e-book, “Patriots’ Cry,” authored by former Overseas Minister Olubanke King-Akerele.
The launch, hosted on the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and arranged by the Liberia Institute for Rising Patriotism in collaboration with the Angie Brooks Worldwide Centre for Girls’s Empowerment, introduced collectively present and former authorities officers, civic leaders, and members of the general public.
Because the chief launcher, President Boakai set the tone for the event, urging that “PATRIOTS’ CRY” mustn’t merely be a report of grievances or a group of complaints. As an alternative, he referred to as for it to function “A Name to Conscience”—a dwelling, respiratory testomony to the aspirations and tasks of all Liberians.
His phrases had been each a problem and an inspiration: “Let the PATRIOTS’ CRY not be a e-book that states a criticism, however ‘A Name to Conscience, ’ and provides life assist from one technology to a different.”
President Boakai described the e-book as an embodiment of “high love, a love of hope, and a second of consciousness.” In his view, it’s not merely the voice of the fearless, but in addition a drumbeat of urgency—a trumpet sounding all through the nation and calling its residents to look at their values and actions.
He pledged to make use of the e-book as a logo, to deal with societal ills and encourage renewed dedication to the nation’s well-being, whereas encouraging Liberians to make use of the e-book as an incredible testomony of what it means to like and be patriots.
This sentiment is deeply resonant in Liberia, the place the scars of battle and the challenges of improvement have typically examined the nation’s resolve. He later bought a replica of the at USD 500.
Additionally talking, Liberia’s Overseas Affairs Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti described the launch of the e-book as a recognition of a voice, a fearless, principled, and constant voice that has refused to be silent when the nation wanted readability, path, and fact.
She described the e-book’s writer as her predecessor, former Overseas Affairs Minister Olubanke King-Akerele, a girl whose life and legacy are a masterclass in patriotism.
Minister Nyanti harassed the launch of the e-book is not going to solely mirror a fearless voice however may also elevate a nationwide dialogue centered across the daring themes of Patriots’ Cry: management, love of nation, civic accountability, and the soul-searching wanted to maneuver Liberia ahead.
She mentioned the second can also be about honoring the unwavering patriotism of the writer herself, a girl who has by no means shied away from confronting the tough points.
“H.E. Olubanke King-Akerele is a patriot not solely in title but in addition in motion. Her braveness to talk fact to energy, particularly when such fact is uncomfortable or unpopular, defines her as a real daughter of the soil, Minister Nyanti added.
For her half within the motivation and background of the initiative, the writer and former overseas affairs minister Olubanke King Akerele calls on Liberians, particularly the subsequent technology, to embrace brave citizenship, ask arduous questions, and communicate inconvenient truths.
She urges Liberians to see the launch of the Patriots Prize as a name to motion, encouraging them to decide to their nation with braveness and dedication, and likewise needs that the occasion be seen as a chance to spark a deeper dedication to Liberia, serving as a reminder that patriotism is about love in motion.
In the meantime, Madam Akerele, a famend determine identified for her patriotism and management, seeks to encourage Liberians to embrace their patriotism not simply as a e-book however as a motion, pushed by a burning need to see their nation rise.
She emphasised that patriotism shouldn’t be about silent submission however about taking energetic steps to like and serve one’s nation.
The previous overseas affairs minister urges Liberians to mirror on their patriotism and discover methods to contribute to the nation’s progress and improvement. – Edited by Othello B. Garblah.
