IPNews-Monrovia: The Liberian National Union (LINU), has categorically rejected claims by the government of Liberia that its Political leader Nathaniel Blama broke-through screening protocols at the Roberts International Airport.
“The Liberian National Union wants to emphatically state that it’s Chairman; Dr. Nathaniel T. Blama, Sr upon returning from Switzerland on the 13th of March 2020 went through the screening protocols at the Robert International Airport.”
“ In furtherance of that, Dr. Blama kept very close contact with the Authorities of the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Institute through Dr. Karteh and Fallah (Chief Medical Officer of the Republic of Liberia and Head of the National Public Health Institute) for their professional guidance relative to his unfortunate situation up to and including the point of his evacuation to the quarantine center.”
“The Party regrets to note that despite Dr. Nathaniel T. Blama, Sr demonstrated high degree of patriotism to this nation by voluntarily unveiling himself to testing and sharing his results with the general public the truth of the matter could still not be reveal to the President of the Republic of Liberia.” The LINU release stated.
The release issued in Monrovia minutes ago, states that LINU is further deeply saddened by the ill-informed and advised press release issue by the Alternative National Congress insinuating that Dr. Blama did not adhere to health protocols at the airport thus claiming that Dr. Blama’s alleged action was deliberate and intended to endangered the general populace of the state hence calling on the President to dismiss him from his job.
LINU additionally clarified that Dr. Blama as an individual person in his sound mind would never and can never risk his life neither the future of his family or the lives of others by bringing a virus that has challenged the develop world to especially a vulnerable state like ours.
The party stated that it regrets but is not surprise that the ANC will issue the press statement as mentioned herein since indeed the ANC has never and does not intend to provide anything positive in moving this country development agenda forward as evidence by the countless negative public records they continue to establish against themselves since the coming into power of the administration of his Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah.
LINU: “We think that the call by the ANC to dismiss the EPA boss at this time when he is traumatized and mustering courage to recover from this deadly virus is wicked, diabolical and evil at the highest beyond human comprehension.”
“On this note, LINU wish to express its heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the CDC Family and His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah for according the opportunity to collaborate as political parties and politicians of like minds and for the opportunity accorded the Chairman of the Party Dr. Blama to continue to serve his Administration as one of his front liners in moving the PAPD towards meeting its national objectives.”
Furthermore, the party concluded by reminding the Liberian people that this global menace has transcended political lines everywhere in the world and would like to therefore request all well-meaning Liberians to join hands in praying for the country at large and the recovery of Dr. Blama and those who have come out as well as those who are still not known as is only then that the truth surrounding this hold episode can be told.
“We pray that Dr. Blama recovers from this very unfortunate nightmare and ask all Liberians including the government to give him all the necessary support for his recovery.” The release noted.
Additionally, LINU congratulated President George Manneh Weah for the action taken to arrest the spread of the coronavirus in the wake of Liberia recording its first Coronavirus Case affecting Dr. Nathaniel T. Blama, Sr, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia while performing official duties in Switzerland to conclude a multi-million dollars project on behalf of the country.
“LINU joins the president to urge all Liberians coming in the country and those residing within our territorial limit to observe all the precautionary measures put in place by the requisite government’s functionaries.” The LINU press statement concludes.
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Fellow Liberians
It’s not time for Liberians to start shifting blame on who is right or wrong at this early stage of finding a very robust and achievable plan to contain the coronavirus. Time put in shifting blame will lead to setback and take away the seriousness of the situation at hand.
We are encouraging fellow Liberians both from the government and private sector, rural and urban areas, rich or poor to take every step necessary to help in defeating a global enemy that is causing havoc to our planet at this present time. Our nation lack the basic health infrastructure needed to cope with a pandemic as we can see that the very nations which has always come to our aid in critical times are struggling to cope with the situation and their health system are been paralyze by the virus. This has cause many great nation with strong economic and financial power to take a war time approach in helping to save the lives of it citizens and infusing billions of dollars into their economy to help reduce the long time damage that might be cause by the pandemic.
Liberia is in no position to take similar actions and lack the financial ability to create a stand off with the impact of this virus and as Liberians we should fight it from the very beginning to make sure it does not reach next level as this will only cause further constrain to our health and economic crisis which we have been trying to repair since the end of the civil war.