Unity Party south-eastern regional coordinator, George Nyan Wallace has underscored the need for Liberians to remain patient and peaceful as the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-led government was up to the task of delivering her campaign promises made nearly 18 months ago.

UP South eastern regional coordinator and former aspirant for the senatorial seat of the party for Grand Gedeh County in the 2005 elections said Liberians should keep their faith in God and also believe that the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf government will bring forth good things to benefit the entire citizenry.

According to Mr. Wallace, the U.P government is demonstrating its commitment to serving the Liberian people through the fervent interaction of president Sirleaf with the international community.

Besides, the young Liberian politician stressed that people should not be carried away by those negative things to incite citizens to thwart the efforts of the Ellen administration and the current peace being enjoyed in the country.

Mr. Wallace, who is also a businessman, called on Liberians to constructively engage the government and at the same time undertake small business ventures to help buttress government efforts in rebuilding of the private sector of Liberia.

He said it was only through constructive engagement with government and peaceful understanding of issues that will uphold the current peace and stability that all Liberians have yearned for over the years.

He has therefore urged citizens who are thinking that the Unity Party led administration headed Pres. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will not bring to light those promises to stop harboring doubts as the Liberian lender has already begun fulfilling those promises.

Mr. Wallace then reminded Liberians to keep their fingers crossed by way of praying for the continuous maintenance of peace and order in order to enable the nation peacefully sails on.

Liberian Students For Malaria Forum In America 
By D. Sonpon Weah, II

Two University students and another from a secondary school in Monrovia here have been invited to participate in a community forum on malaria control and eradication in the United States.

The students, who are expected to depart here shortly, include Mr. Thomas Seton and Steven Cooper of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU), and Ms Gertrude Smith of a Methodist high school in Monrovia.

The Forum is expected to commence on June 2, in Rhodes Island. It is being organized and facilitated by the Liberian History, Education and Development (LIHEDE), a Non-governmental organization with headquarters based in America.

According to the Regional Coordinator of LIHEDE, Augustus Menyongai, the students were selected from amongst several Monrovia-based schools which had participated in malaria fora organized and facilitated by LIHEDE in Monrovia.

Mr. Menyongai said   the opportunity would afford the students the opportunity to better understand the danger malaria poses on the human kind, and various new methods   available in America for the control and eradication of the deadly disease.

He recalled that during the first post-war National Malaria Conference held in December, 2006, students from various schools participated in the program with drama, songs and recitations.

He said for the past three years, the organization has held series of malaria conferences both in the United States and Liberia.

According to him, it was during the national conference that Liberia was selected, not only as a focused country to benefit from the Presidential   Malaria Initiatives, but is expected to receive US$2.5 million in 2007 and US$8 million in 2008 to combat the disease.

LIHEDE commenced its community forum in March in Baltimore at the Peoples Community Lutheran Church, Mr. Menyongai disclosed.

He said the forum would be graced by members of the African Community based in the United States including medical doctors and practitioners, and friends of Liberia, among others.

The debilitating disease kills 22, 000 people in Liberia yearly, mostly children. It has an enormous impact on the socio-economic prosperity of the as well as impedes students’ ability to learn.