Mr. Alexander B. Cummings, Chairman, Collaborating Political Parties
The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), having listened to President George Weahâs state of the nation address on January 25 and dissected issues the President spoke about, has come out with its analyses of economic problems facing the country and described what the CDC-led government considers as progress as a total contradiction of the existing reality.
According to a statement issued by CPP Chairman and political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Cummings, President Weah set the impression that all is well in the country, reporting that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised downwards to negative 3.3 in 2020 from negative 2.5 percent in 2019 reflecting a decline, though, projecting economic growth in 2021.
Liberian economy front and centre of Weah’s state of the nation speech
Issued on: File photo of Liberian President George Weah Photo: Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP 6 min Liberian President George Weah proposed several economic policies and legislative reforms during his 4th State of the Nation Address in Monrovia on Monday, in an effort to address the country’s worsening economic situation. Advertising Read more
“The policy of my government was significantly focused on protecting the purchasing power of our low-income population by aggressively fighting inflation, which reduced from about 30 percent in 2019 to about 12 percent in December 2020,” he said.
Weah, citing a challenging year for the Liberian economy, attributed the decline to Covid-19 lockdowns, restrictions on international travel, disruptions in supply chains and international trade among others.
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President George Manneh Weah
(RFI) – Criticism by Liberia’s opposition and investigative reports into alleged corruption over George Weah’s assets have dogged him since he became president in 2018. Has the Ballon d’Or winner misused his office to enrich himself? Or is he simply a wealthy ex-football star investing in his country? RFI investigates the allegations and looks at new evidence.
“This government has spent the last three years on an undeserved holiday, building massive mansions around Monrovia, having endless parties,” says Menipakei Dumoe, vice chairman of the Council of Patriots, a political activist group.