Shortly after Liberia’s presidential elections
last November, Lutheran Church in Liberia Bishop Sumoward Harris told
President-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf that he hoped her government
would see the church as a partner in redirecting the country in a
positive direction.
At her Jan. 16 installation in
Monrovia, Johnson-Sirleaf said she would accept a call by Harris and
other Liberian church leaders for her government to combat corruption
in the West African country. Agreeing with the church leaders, she said
widespread corruption has indeed hindered rebuilding efforts.
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