President Sirleaf and Nigerian President Hold Talks in Abuja

Monrovia, Liberia-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and entourage have returned home from a two-day visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While in Abuja, the Liberian President and her counterpart, His Excellency Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, discussed bilateral and sub-regional issues.

An Executive Mansion release says both leaders also discussed Liberia’s debt relief. The President was accompanied by Finance Minister, Dr. Antoinette Sayeh; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Cllr. Jamesetta Howard-Wolokollie and Maryland County Senator, Hon. Gloria Musu Scott.

In another development, an award has been conferred on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for her steadfastness in defending justice and democracy in Liberia and Africa. The Defender of Democracy Award was conferred on the President by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGD) at its 29th General Assembly held in Abuja.

Receiving the award, President Johnson Sirleaf called on parliamentarians around the world to work together with Civil Society Organizations to make other nations stronger, noting that Civil Society Organizations play an important role in nation-building, especially in the promotion of reformed agendas. The President described the award as a recipe for Liberia’s renewal.

The Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) was established in 1978 to defend democracy around the world. It has more than 1300 members in 118 countries.

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Honorable Bassey Henshaw, has been elected the new President of the PGA.