01/07/2025
Liberia 🇱🇷
Former Commerce Minister Amin Modad writes ✍️ 👇....
"THE REBURIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENTS WILLIAM R. TOLBERT AND SAMUEL K. DOE, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR LIBERIA.
I’ve read a few comments trivializing and politicizing the reburial of Presidents Tolbert and Doe. This is not a mere fulfillment of a ‘political pledge’ by President Boakai, but also a genuine demonstration of a commitment to reconciliation and nation-building. No sincere, remorseful, patriotic, progressive, and optimistic Liberian could fail to appreciate and support this effort. It was not only a welcome—albeit long overdue—action, but perhaps the most impactful and sincere post-war initiative yet, setting the stage for genuine healing, reconciliation, and national unity. The impact of the Liberian crisis affected all Liberians; pains, loses, regrets, and the many other strong sentiments all still linger.
I came across a post by C Cecil Dennis III. What a profound reflection, woven from a kaleidoscope of pain, anguish, humility, hope, resilience, and patriotism; I encourage others to please read it. I commend you, Mr. Dennis, and hope that, like you, all Liberians—regardless of ethnicity, creed, color, or their role in our past crises, whether as perpetrators or victims—will find peace, compassion, and the will to reconcile so that together we can rebuild our nation.
Liberia possesses immense opportunities, yet after 179 years, we continue to lag behind in nearly every area of society. At last, however, there is hope. But to move forward, we must identify—or rediscover—our national identity and shared values, and break free from the corrosive social mentality that keeps us divided and holds us back: the constant search for what separates us and harms others.
By all means, there is much more we need to do as Liberians. I believe this is just the first of many meaningful and deliberate steps by President Boakai and his administration toward genuine reconciliation and nation-building. May God b