Monrovia, July 28 -- A slew of reconciliatory initiatives, national inclusiveness, patriotism, national unity and infrastructural developments have been the precursors to this year's official Independence Day's celebrations; courtesy of what is already being tagged as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's wise leadership. Eighteen months in charge since taking the oath of office, President Boakai unwrapped a series of commendable initiatives on the tails of Liberia's 178th Independence Day as a unique way of his second Independence Day.

By Nat Bayjay, contributing writer

Ranging from steps leading to a potential national closure of long sought solutions to the nation's bitter past, to what has become an 'octopus-styled' rollout of nationwide ...