By: G Bennie Bravo Johnson
In a quest to transcend the good tiding of national government across every sector of society, the ministry of information culture affairs and tourism through its public affairs section on Thursday, March 16, 2023, launched the national outreach program.
The outreach which was launched under the theme “Bringing Government to The People” at the West-Point Administration building, is meant for the national government through the ministries and agencies to interact with the local communities to ensure that every Liberian gets to know the workings of government.
Providing an overview of the launch, the deputy minister of administration at the ministry of information Jarlawah A. Tompo lauded the people of the township of West Point for cooperating with the national government to maintain the peace.
Minister Tompo stated that the launch of the national outreach program is for local communities to understand how the agencies and ministries of government work, and for local communities to have a “say” in the happenings of the national government.
He stated that the launch is an initiative of the government to ensure that the people get to know what the government is doing by hearing from those who are charged with the responsibility of doing so.
“This is a continuous process, we are bringing the government to you so you can know what the government is doing by hearing from those that are doing the work.” Min. Tompo noted
Meanwhile, in attendance at the launch of the national outreach program, the national fisheries and aqua-culture authority, national road funds, the environment protection agency, and the Liberia National Police explained their functions to the people of west point.
Marking an appearance at the launch, the Environmental Protection Agency through its deputy commissioner, Randolph Dogbayou disclosed government plan to prevent the Township of West-Point from sea erosion.
Commissioner Dogbayou stated that the feasibility study of the township coastal line is complete, and the government, through the president, will break ground on the coastal defense wall in the next four months.
He provided that the coastal defense wall, when erected, will have a lifespan of approximately one hundred years; as such, the people of West Point will not have to live with the fear of sea erosion.
The commissioner further provided that sea prevention projections will extend beyond the township of West Point to Nineteen Street, Sinkor.
Meanwhile, he urged coastal dwellers to desist from beach mining, stating that the act undermines the preventive process and brings the sea closer by the day.
The township of West Point is a slum community situated along the Atlantic Ocean beneath the city of Monrovia, with approximately 10,000 inhabitants.
The people of the township are basically involved with fishing activities.
It is believed that the cause of the constant erosion the township suffers results from climate change and some human action.
