President Elect George Weah, Cuts His Own Salary By 25% To Help Country’s Broken Economy!

President George Weah, has announced that he will cut his salary by 25% as part of an effort to confront our country Liberia “broken economy.” In his first State of the Republic address he said:

“IN VIEW OF THE VERY RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SITUATION OF THE ECONOMY, I AM INFORMING YOU TODAY, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, THAT I WILL REDUCE MY SALARY AND BENEFITS BY 25%. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT WE SHOULD ALL MAKE SACRIFICES IN THE INTEREST OF OUR COUNTRY. OUR ECONOMY IS BROKEN, OUR GOVERNMENT IS BROKE, OUR CURRENCY IS IN FREE-FALL, INFLATION IS RISING, UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT AN UNPRECEDENTED HIGH, AND OUR FOREIGN RESERVES ARE AT AN ALL-TIME LOW” 

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