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Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year

Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year

LIBERIA'S President George Weah told parliament he would run for reelection this year after a first term marred with graft allegations and an economic downturn. Weah, 56, took office in 2018 in the West African country's first peaceful change of power in seven decades and is constitutionally eligible to run again in the October 10 poll. "I will be coming to you shortly to ask you to renew my term, a mandate that you give me six years ago," he said in parliament on Monday, vowing to pursue transformation, growth and peace. Liberia is still recovering from a military coup…
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