Liberia: Senator Bartekwa Proposes $2b Loan for Road Construction, Raises Alarm Over Soaring Commodity Prices in Southeastern Liberia

Monrovia — Grand Kru County Senator Numene Bartekwa has underscored the need for the government to secure a US$2billion loan from international financial institutions for the construction of the 760 undeveloped primary roads to help alleviate the sufferings Liberians are encountering across the country, especially south-eastern Liberia due to deplorable road conditions.

According to him, the prices of basic commodities, especially rice, continue to skyrocket in his county due to bad road…