Liberia, Sept. 4 -- GEDETARBO, Maryland County - Residents of Gedetarbo Clan in District 2, Maryland County are now a step closer to receiving electricity after Senator James P. Biney broke ground for an electrification project expected to be completed within three months.

By Peter P. Toe, Jr., peterp.toe@frontpageafricaonline.com

The initiative forms part of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's rural electricity expansion efforts and follows months of advocacy by Senator Biney, including an April assessment by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).

The groundbreaking, held on Thursday, September 3, brought together Commissioners, members of the Council of Chiefs, Chiefs and Elders of Gedetarbo Clan, the Mayor of Pleebo City, women, you...