Liberia: Pres. Weah Downplays Reported Rice Shortage – Says It’s Rumor Spread By the Opposition
Published on: September 28, 2022.
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Liberian president George Weah has described as “mere street gossip” reports of the scarcity of rice in the country, stressing that there is sufficient food in the country to serve Liberians.
“We need not always listen to the street gossip. This is not the first time it has happened. Those responsible for importing rice say we have rice up to next year. I don’t believe there’s rice scarcity I believe there is rice. We will verify it again. Don’t listen to the noise in the street, ” President Weah when quizzed by journalists about his knowledge of the looming rice shortage being faced in the country.
President Weah, who returned to the country on Monday at the end of his trip to New York where he attended the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said the information he has gathered from rice importers means there’s no need to worry.
