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Monrovia, Liberia – Against the backdrop of swelling public demand for action following Thursday’s massive anti-drug march at the Capitol Building, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has thrown the full weight of his administration behind the “Say No to Drugs” Campaign, pledging urgent and coordinated measures to tackle Liberia’s escalating drug crisis.
At a high-level meeting inside the Executive Mansion, the President received the campaign leadership and formally accepted their petition outlining immediate steps to curb the spread of substance abuse. The group’s delegation—led by Josephine Kolubah (JoJo), Sonnie Kollie, Lovetta Bailey, Moriah Yeakula Korkpor, Roseline Amah Giddings, Anthony Nimely, and Wheamar Dordy—pressed for tougher drug law enforcement, expanded rehabilitation programs, intensified public awareness campaigns, and deeper government–civil society collaboration to address the root causes of addiction.
In one of the meeting’s most emotional moments, Mr. Anthony Nimely, the campaign’s “Face of the Victims,” recounted his 14-year battle with drugs in the ghettos before finding his way back to recovery. His story, heavy with pain but charged with hope, drew the room’s attention to the human toll of the crisis—and the urgency to act before more lives are lost.
President Boakai commended the campaigners’ courage and grassroots mobilization, assuring them of his government’s “fullest support” to ensure the anti-drug fight delivers real and lasting results. He revealed that his administration has already set urgent measures in motion, and emphasized the need for every sector—from law enforcement to religious institutions—to stand united. “We welcome every suggestion, every idea, every hand willing to help,” the President told the delegation.
The meeting, attended by senior officials including Acting Minister of State Hadja Mamaka Bility, Inspector General of Police Col. Gregory Coleman, Political Advisor MacDella Cooper, and Acting LDEA Director Anthony K. Souh, concluded with a collective pledge: to confront the drug scourge not just with law and order, but with compassion, rehabilitation, and prevention—ensuring Liberia’s youth have a future free from the grip of addiction.
