Bio, Boakai Collaborates On Development

The new Guniean Leadership is becoming a thorn in the flesh of the Mano River sub-region with constant threat on the border of both Liberia and Sierra Leone that were once sister countries with almost the same people in all three countries.
For a very long time Guinean Military have been in Yenga, a disputed border town in the East of Sierra Leone with Guinea. This time around President Mamadi Dumbuya seems to be using guns against Sierra Leone and Liberia as opposed to usual pen that have been using to settle dispute of such nature.
Dumbuya who took power by bullet as opposed to his counterparts who were elected by the ballot in both Liberia and Sierra Leone has also tried to seize towns and villages in Liberia despite efforts by both the Liberian and Sierra Leonean Government to ensure that matters of such nature are resolved peacefully without any bloodshed.
This was the sentiment echoed by both President Bio of Sierra Leone and President Boakai of Liberia in the groundbreaking ceremony of 225 kilometers road that spans four counties in Liberi on to the border of Bo-Waterside in Sierra Leone
“I cannot tell who is Sierra Leonean, Guinean and Liberian. This border connects nations. We did not fight, we cooperated,” Bio affirmed, maintining that the people in all three sister nations are they same.
He stressed that the development of the road is more than just a crossing point, it where family meets, where trade happens and where connections, thanking his Liberian Counterpart President Boakai for thinking progressively and helping both sides of the border.
“The confidence you have placed on a Sierra Leonean company, It is not only a honor but a responsibility. You have chosen cooperation over competition” Bio maintaned
He said that they should take care of their own business as sister countries, creating an echo system for peace to exist, noting that collectively they build a conducive environment for peace, stability and good governance
President Bio described that vision of his counterpart as bold statemant and not just a Liberian Statement but a regional statement which is part of the connective tissue of West Africa, strengthening ECOWAS free movement.
“Pavi Fort was build by our people, now trusted with a land mark project. By extension I became part of Pavi-Fort and I will keep them to make the date. We should hold our companies accountable so that they will deliver. What is stoping a Liberian companies to cross the border?” Bio asked.
The Liberian President, Joseph Nyuma Boakai also made similar setiment on peace and development.
The Liberian Government awarded a 225 Kilometer Road Contract to an indiginous Sierra Leonean Company Pavifort Al Associates spanning over four counties and onto Sierra Leone border with Liberia.
The Road Contract is on Public Private Partnership Model of $360M of which priavte sector financing is 60% and the Liberian Government Financing is 40%.