IPNEWS-MONROVIA: President George Manneh Weah has for the first in history of Liberia’s existence to light out the entire city of Sass Town, Grand Kru County.
Liberian Leader George Weah fulfilled his public electrification promise to the people of Grand Kru county, particularly Sass Town.
The city of Felokri night Sunday, February 28, 2021, came alive with blustering lights amid high jubilations from citizens of Felokri and surrounding villages.
IPNEWS understand the switching is part of the first batch of public electrification project across rural Liberia.
At the commissioning ceremony, President Weah said providing electricity to rural parts of Liberia, including Sasstown, is part of the Government’s developmental drive to decentralize country’s resources.
Early Sunday morning, members of the Special Presidential Street Lighting taskforce were seen erecting poles and installing solar panels in Sasstown City.
The streets and 500 homes in Sasstown are benefiting from light for the first time.
Residents hailed President We ah and Deputy Speak, J. Fonite Koffa, for uniting Grand Kru county amid the once tribal divide.
It may be recalled, during a formal ceremony recently to light up the streets of Monrovia and its environs, Dr. Weah promised to extend the project to other parts of the country.
The Liberian leader assured the Liberians in rural parts of the governments Commitment to ensuring development spread across the country, especially electrification of cities, municipalities and across Liberia.
