Liberia President Weah seeks re-election after chaotic first term
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Liberia's President George Weah arrives to address the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
"We have done almost 90% of what needs to be done, that is why we are coming back to you saying, extend our time," Weah told a rally on Wednesday night in Barclayville in southeastern Liberia. His main challenger is former Vice President Joseph Boakai, 78, whom he defeated in a runoff in 2017 and who is known as"Sleepy Joe" for allegedly falling asleep at public events.
Last year, Weah fired his chief of staff and two other senior officials after the United States imposed sanctions on them for corruption. In 2018, a Liberian court issued arrest warrants for more than 30 former central bank officials in connection with $104 million that went missing.
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