By Emmanuel clever Jipohย
A presidential hopeful in Liberiaโs pending 2023 elections, Allen Roosevelt Brown Jr., says he’ll redeem the nationโs Christian religion if he’s elected this October.
Addressing reporters in Monrovia just lately, the Liberia Restoration Occasion (LRP) political chief pressured the necessity to return Liberia to a Christian state by utilizing the trenches of politics.
Mr. Brown stated Liberia was established on the basic pillar of Religion. The West African State is now a secular state based mostly on its 1986 Structure.
โWe’re a motion and our motion is to revive the nation โฆ to God. I’m so joyful that the car that we’re utilizing is politicsโ, he stated.
Article 14 of the 1986 Structure says partly that no non secular denomination or sect shall have any unique privilege or desire over some other, however all shall be handled alike.
Nevertheless, Brown stated his celebration was established on the precept of religion, and it has opened its doorways to recruitment nearing the presidential and legislative elections.
Amongst plans, Mr. Brown famous that the LRP goals at enhancing the lives of Liberians, saying growth and fundamental social providers are its hallmarks to reworking the nation.
He used the medium to reveal plans of constructing Liberia not solely a breadbasket of Africa if elected president, but additionally making certain that the West African State turns into a number one exporter internationally.
Moreover, Mr. Brown reacted to the latest signing of the Farmington River Declaration by 27 political events right here forward of the 2023 elections.
He stated it’s one of the best ways ahead to make sure violence-free, truthful, and clear elections.
For his half, LRP Nationwide Chairman Gabriel Salee enjoined his political chief to revive the nation to a Christian State.
โWe’re a motion and we now have the mandate to return the nation โฆ to God. We won’t relaxation, neither get drained till we obtain that mandate,โ Salee stated.ย
He added: โWe’re joyful that we now have a selfless visionary who believes that the individuals of Liberia deserve higher. Due to this fact, we’re ready to align with individuals who purchase into our imaginative and prescient and have like minds of the type of Liberia we envision.โย
Chairman Salee pressured that the basic fact about Liberia is that the nation was established underneath Christian rules, however it has defaulted from its visions supplied per the 1847 Structure.
In line with him, a revised 1986 Structure has modified the dynamics of Liberia and made it a secular state.ย
He added that the earlier Structure was based mostly on religion, explaining that the founding fathers got here in and established a rustic that had no navy and financial energy.
He stated they trusted that the Almighty God constructed their worth system on that basis, and it’s that basis that he needs to proceed to maintain.
