Ministry of Justice, has expressed regrets over a statement made by Madam Mary Broh about the Fula Community in Monrovia.

For Immediate Release

Monrovia, November, 18, 2022: The Government, through the Ministry of Justice, has expressed regrets over a statement made by Madam Mary Broh about the Fula Community in Monrovia.

During a meeting with the community on Thursday, November 17, Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean Jr, who is the Acting Chair of the cabinet, assured all persons within the borders of Liberia of the government’s full protection as guaranteed by the constitution and laws of Liberia. He said the Government will scrupulously ensure that this fundamental right is upheld at all times, irrespective of ethnic background, race, sex, creed, place of origin or political opinion. The Minister emphasized that all persons are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection.

Madam Broh has since apologised for the utterance and the incident that occurred when she led an anti-power theft team earlier this month.

The Fula Community also brought to the attention of the Minister and his entourage instances of what they described as harassment by officers of the Liberia Immigration Service who they said generally consider all Fulanis as foreigners. The Justice Minister promised to constitute a committee comprising the Bureau of Immigration, the Passport Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bureau of Vital Statistics at the Ministry of Health and the National Identification Registry to delve into the complaint.

Those accompanying the Justice Minister at the meeting were the Minister of Internal Affairs, Varney Sirleaf, Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson Koijee, the Commissioner-General of Immigration Robert Budy and hisnon Deputy for Naturalization Asatu Bah, as well the Islamic Advisor to the President Osman T. Jalloh.

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Ledgerhood Rennie
*Minister*