Liberia, April 24 -- A prominent voice from the Liberian diaspora is raising the alarm over the future of the Putu Mountain concession, warning that failure to adopt an inclusive and well-informed approach could sideline the very people the project is meant to benefit.

Former National President of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas (GGAA), Henry Kohn Glay, has called for what he describes as a "holistic approach" to the exploration and potential development of Putu Mountain one that fully integrates the voices, interests, and welfare of Grand Gedeans at home and abroad.

In a strongly worded statement, Glay stressed that all stakeholders from local leaders and women's groups to diaspora organizations must be actively engaged fro...