By Mayor of Monrovia City, John-Churak Siafa, has questioned the intellect of residents who set up shop on the city’s streets, claiming that if they had used common sense, the MCC wouldn’t have felt the need to put in place additional measures to maintain the city’s cleanliness. This statement is made at the same time as the Monrovia City Corporation is conducting an ongoing exercise to make sure that no city operates a petrol station, accepts payments for goods, or conducts any other type of business along the main thoroughfares of the country’s capital.
In his opinion, residents should be more accountable for upholding city ordinances by keeping their neighborhoods clean and contributing to Monrovia’s renovation without fear of retaliation or coercion from the appropriate authorities. Recall that the Intergovernmental Agency City Cleaning Taskforce signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, with the intention of advancing and upholding order in the cities of Monrovia and Paynesville.
Just before signing the MOU, the Mayor addressed the public and emphasized that certain residents had neglected to use common sense in maintaining Monrovia’s cleanliness and safety for everybody. He pointed out that the construction of some illegal buildings in key locations with occupants has made it more difficult for the MCC which includes the Ministry of Public Works and Liberia Water and Sewer to run smoothly. He claimed that some residents are being impolite by selling cassava, fuel, and other local goods on the sidewalks of the city’s main thoroughfares, with a dangerous shadow cast over them.
By: Alphanso G. Kalama
