President George Weah of Liberia has declared the University of Liberia and all other public universities in the country tuition-free for all undergraduates. Weah took to his official Facebook page to make the announcement on Wednesday, October 24. He posted: “Today, I’m excited to announce that I have declared the University of Liberia and all other Public Universities in Liberia tuition free for all undergraduates.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Liberian president George Weah said on Monday, January 29, that he would seek to remove a “racist” clause in the country’s constitution that restricts citizenship to black people, and promises to cut his salary as the economic situation of the nation demands.
In 1847, Liberia was founded by freed slaves from the United States, who effected the requirement into the constitution to create “a refuge and a haven for freed men of colour.” Weah noted in his first address to the nation that he believed this restriction was unnecessary, racist, and inappropriate for the place that Liberia occupies today in the comity of nations. He said that such restriction was unfit for Liberia’s economic growth.
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