Liberia: Seboe Sparks Gender Firestorm Over Scholarship Ban, Cites Pregnancy Fears – Critics Cry Discrimination

Montserrado County Electoral District 16 Rep. Dixon W. Seboe has ignited a political and gender equality storm after openly admitting that he deliberately excluded female constituents from his foreign scholarship program, arguing that sending girls abroad would expose him to “greater pain” if anything went wrong.

The controversial remarks, delivered Wednesday during a combined 2024-2025 district report at the Borough Multipurpose House, have drawn sharp criticism from residents and youth leaders…