On December 26, right after Christmas, Liberians would go back to the polls to put the destiny and future of Liberia in the hands of one man - it might be the soccer legend and Senator for Montserrado County, George Weah or the current Vice President with over 40 years of experience in government, Joseph Boakai.
Senator Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) came first in the October 10 elections with 38.4% of the votes cast while Vice President Boakai of the ruling Unity Party obtained 28.8% in a race contested by 20 candidates.
The pair's inability to obtain the constitutional requirement of 50% plus one vote triggered the runoff election which will take place next Tuesday.
FrontPageAfrica dissects their platforms.
The CDC's platform is built on four pillars - Power to people; economy and jobs; sustaining the peace and governance and transparency.
Weah guarantees "a change that will move Liberia forward from a low to a middle income country, where the affordability of basic goods and services will no longer be a luxury to the privileged, but rather a right to all Liberians; the practice of corruption, injustice, resources mismanagement and low performance will have no place in our society. Our resources will develop people, infrastructure and institution."
A new UP Government led by Boakai promises to focus on five pillars ranging from economic and social infrastructure development; agriculture, food security and sustainable development; microeconomic stability and socioeconomic development; human and social development to governance, security, rule of law and peace and reconciliation.
As part of his vision, "The JNB led-government will prioritize roads because road infrastructure is a major foundation for our social and economic growth and development.
Roads support agriculture, linking farms to markets; roads to facilitate health care delivery; roads to promote access to education. According to the UP, roads are imperative for ensuring national security and regional integration.
The emphasis of the government's plan over the next 6 years will include extension of road coverage, improvement in the quality of existing road infrastructure, institutional reform, diversification of transportation and linking roads to development programs."
ECONOMY - CDC
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