By Edwin N Khakie
Leprosy sufferers of the Leper Colony Rehabilitation Neighborhood in Suakoko District, Bong County, have issued a determined plea to the Authorities of Liberia for pressing intervention, warning that an alleged land seize may displace one of many nation’s most weak populations.
Talking Wednesday on the Gbarnga Magisterial Court docket, group leaders accused Dr. Raymond Sumo, a Liberian reportedly residing in america, of trying to grab their land by questionable courtroom maneuvers. They allege the trouble is being carried out by James M. Sulonteh, a safety officer assigned to the Bong County Well being Crew.
City Chief John Yarkpkawolo Nueapai mentioned the land was lawfully put aside by the Liberian authorities in the course of the administration of former President William V. S. Tubman as a everlasting settlement for leprosy sufferers throughout a nationwide outbreak.
Youth chief Tamba T. Shello additional disclosed that the land was surveyed and documented, with deeds handed to the Bong County Well being Crew in 2014 in the course of the Ebola disaster to determine a remedy middle, paperwork the group says have by no means been returned.
Now fearing displacement, residents are interesting to the Ministry of Well being, the Bong County Well being Crew, native authorities, and Eugine JM Kollie to intervene instantly and shield their rights.
“We’re calling on the federal government to behave now to revive peace, shield our security, and defend the dignity of leprosy sufferers,” the group mentioned.
