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Mayor Koijee makes Liberia’s case

After a week of intensive engagement and knowledge sharing Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson T. Koijee has presented a strategic action plan at the World Bank donors’ conference.


According to a press statement issued in Monrovia, Mayor Koijee stresses need for more donor support towards key priorities, including youth development, solid waste value chain investment; agriculture (urban farming and horticulture); infrastructure; youth rehabilitation; slums upgrading; and solar energy, amongst others .

“We are a small country which has experienced fourteen years of civil conflict but we are resilient people, with a population of youthful exuberance committed to national development. We can say to you that Liberia is safer than ever before and on the path of making tremendous gains in service delivery and proper leadership with our new President Amb. George M. Weah “, Mayor Koijee informs fellow delegates.

He continues, “We have come to present to you our action plan; a plan that is gear towards making Monrovia clean, green, safe and resilient. I need to inform you that there is high unemployment of youths in Liberia, many of whom are both skilled and unskilled and we are seeking all needed support to break this barrier of youth unemployment. “

He notes the Monrovia has been confronted with wayward youths who are victims of the civil war and have turned to drugs, creating serious insecurity issues for neighborhoods.

“We seek your support in building a rehabilitation center which will enable us rehabilitate, train and reintegrate them in the society”, he pleads.During his stay in Japan, Mayor Koijee met with several local Japanese authorities, including potential partners and the Mayor Nishinari Ward Minoru Yokozeki of Osaka City in Japan.
Mayors Koijee and Yokozeki had a fruitful discussion with specific focus on establishing Monrovia-Osaka sister city relationship.

At the conference the name George M. Weah became the most talked about with many delegates raining praises on him for the level of leadership exhibited thus far since taking office through the popular mandate of the Liberian people.

Many of them recounted the terrible Ebola crisis Liberia faced in 2014 which affected the whole country with Monrovia receiving the worse hit. They also cited the leadership deficit that the country has suffered and appreciated President Weah for filling in that leadership gap.

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The “Technical Deep Dive on Planning Safe, Inclusive and Resilient Cities” was organized in Japan by the Tokyo Development Learning Center and the World Bank to develop a deeper understanding of the holistic approach required to plan safe, inclusive and resilient cities with focus on social inclusion and safety through investing in urban services and infrastructure, engaging citizens and building trust in local authorities through participatory approaches and tools as well as ensuring economic inclusion through connecting lagging neighborhoods to jobs. Press Release

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