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Liberian Literary Magazine 12. Persons remain, with disability vulnerable with little or no assistance. Some of them, especially the visually-impaired are found begging every day for help (money). 13. Buchanan city is gradually turning into an evergreen forest. The city mayor needs to stop sleeping. The road condition in the city is very deplorable as gully erosion takes precedence. The city is dark at night hours (no electricity). 14. Sea erosion is fast eating up Buchanan as sand mining remains high. The entire Grand Bassa County stands to risk a lot if immediate action is not taken against illicit sand miners. 15. Primary and Secondary institutions in Grand Bassa are struggling for financial and logistical support. Public playgrounds for children are almost invisible. 16. The Grand Bassa Community College is faced with serious budgetary impediment as public appetite for tertiary education increases. The Department of Engineering does not even have a Director. July 15, 2015 ISSUE # 0715 17. Hundreds .of our people are hopeless due to recent decision taken by Arcelor Mittal to layoff over 16% of its workforce. The road leading from the residential lodge to the operational site of Arcelor Mittal in Buchanan is very bad. 18. Youth unemployment is on the increase, while labor/child abuse remains visible. Agricultural productivity is also very low! 19. Access to safe drinking water is a major challenge. The sanitary condition in Buchanan is poor. Pit-latrines and drainages are unseen. 20. Citizens from ELWA junction to Buchanan City are no longer observing zonal laws and city ordinances as a result of ineffective enforcement and monitoring by Ministry of Land and Mines, Public Works, and LNP. 21. From initial investigation, disintegration is invading the Grand Bassa Legislative Caucus. The Caucus needs to unite in order to ably represent 221,693 inhabitants of Grand Bassa County. These situations can change if our leaders become honest to themselves and the people they serve. We (citizens) must also get actively involved in charting a new course for ourselves and unborn generations. Besides Grand Bassa, residents of my county (Bong) and other sub-regions are experiencing myriad of similar difficulties. All rights re http://othnieldf.wix.com/mybooksserved ©2015 It is time to rescue and redeem our people from Montserrado to Maryland. It is time to fight poverty through genuine national development, transparency, and accountability! It is time to uproot and expel economic vultures and vampires from Liberia. In conclusion, if these lessons are put in place, Liberia will remain a peaceful nation even if UNMIL leaves next year. Martin K. N. Kollie is a Liberian youth activist, student leader, an emerging economist, and a young writer. He is currently a student at the University of Liberia reading Economics and a member of the Student Unification Party (SUP). His passion is to ensure a new Liberia of socio-economic equality and justice for ALL. He can be reached at: [email protected] http://othnieldf.wix.com/mybooks