Violent Acts
Worry Youth & Sports Minister
Counselor Wheatonia Y. Dixon-Barnes
By Julu M. Johnson, Jr.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Counselor
Wheatonia Y. Dixon-Barnes is deeply troubled by the sudden upsurge
of violence that engulfed Monrovia and its suburbs last Friday.
The incidence also compelled the Youth and Sports
Ministry to abandon the celebration of the 2004 National Youth Day.
The event was scheduled to be held in Kakata, Margibi County.
Speaking on Monday, Counselor Barnes, upon
entering her office, said her Ministry was concerned about the
violence because it was largely carried out by youths. The Minister,
in a release, noted that it is this sector of the population that
her Ministry is responsible to mold.
The Youth and Sports Minister said that the
current violence has the potential to sow deep seeds of religious
intolerance, prejudice and disharmony.
The Sports Minister was quoted as saying
Liberia is our common heritage and we should all join forces to
protect and perpetuate its hegemony.
Minister Barnes also said, At a time like this
when the Peace Process is gaining momentum, we should be
concentrating on transforming our society from militarism to peace
and reconstruction.
She warned young people to allow themselves to be used
as change agents in the process of transformation rather than being
catalysts for destruction.
Counselor Barnes, hence, called on the young
people of Liberia who are involved in the current violence to leave
the streets and return to their homes so as to give the security
forces the opportunity to restore calm and normalcy to the city |
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