Liberia, April 27 -- NIMBA -Residents of LAO Beipa Town and five neighboring communities including  Zanpa, Tunukpuyee, Zarnsonnon Town and Tunudia-in Nimba County's District Number 8 have  threatened to  boycott  the  2029 Presidential and Legislative Elections  if a vital bridge linking their towns is not repaired before the elections.

By D. Franklin Doloquee

The communities boast of  over 15,000 registered voters.

The bridge, essential for school children, traders and daily travel between these towns, has lain in ruins for years after collapsing. "We're living like animals," said elders' representative I.G. Gokor of LAO Beipa Town.

"Children can't go to school without crossing that mess. People fro...