Monrovia – Diaspora Liberians from Klay District, Bomi County, are calling on the Liberian authorities to honor former Head of State, Professor David D. Kpomakpor, with a state-sponsored reburial in Liberia—describing the transfer as a vital step towards nationwide therapeutic and reconciliation.
The enchantment follows latest reburial ceremonies for former Presidents William R. Tolbert Jr. and Samuel Ok. Doe—efforts praised for his or her symbolic significance in closing painful chapters of Liberia’s historical past. The Klay Diaspora Group believes Professor Kpomakpor, a local of their district and a unifying determine throughout Liberia’s civil warfare, additionally deserves such nationwide recognition.
“President Boakai’s management in reburying previous presidents has sparked a way of therapeutic,” stated Deacon Telee Brown, talking on behalf of the group. “We are actually urging the President to additionally honor Professor Kpomakpor, who guided the nation throughout certainly one of its most fragile moments.”
A Lifetime of Service and Calm Management
Born on September 28, 1935, in Klay Township, Bomi County, Professor Kpomakpor rose from humble beginnings to develop into a outstanding authorized scholar and statesman. After graduating from the Faculty of West Africa in 1953, he earned his Bachelor’s diploma from San Francisco State College and later obtained a legislation diploma from the College of Liberia, adopted by a Grasp’s in Comparative Regulation from UCLA.
He joined the College of Liberia’s Louis Arthur Grimes Faculty of Regulation in 1974 and have become a full professor. Kpomakpor additionally served on the Structure Drafting Fee (1981–1984) and was appointed Affiliate Justice of the Supreme Courtroom from 1987 to 1990.
In 1994, on the top of Liberia’s civil battle, he was named Chairman of the five-member Council of State below the Liberian Nationwide Transitional Authorities (LNTG), making him the nation’s interim Head of State. He led efforts to stabilize the nation throughout a particularly unstable interval.
Regardless of his contributions, Professor Kpomakpor handed away in the US in 2010 and was buried there, with no official recognition or state ceremony in Liberia.
A Name for Justice and Closure
The Klay Diaspora Group believes now’s the time to deliver his stays residence.
“We’re not simply asking for a reburial. We’re asking the nation to recollect and honor the quiet management that helped information Liberia by means of its storm,” stated Deacon Brown.
He urged President Boakai, the nationwide authorities, civil society, and all Liberians to help their name, which he described as a tribute to dignity, legacy, and reconciliation.
