Liberia, July 21 -- The Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, Bill McGill Jones, has challenged appointed government officials from Bong County to reconnect with the people who nurtured them, declaring that ordinary citizens are not asking for extravagant gifts but for leaders who remain accessible, compassionate and committed to giving back to their communities.

Jones made the remarks over the weekend when he celebrated his birthday at the Rainbow Orphanage in Gbarnga, where he donated 250 bags of 25-kilogram rice, cash, and other relief items to orphanages, churches and mosques across the city.

Rather than organizing an elaborate birthday celebration, the Deputy Minister chose to spend ...