Liberia: Rep. Rugie Barry Proposes $12m Boost to Rescue University of Liberia From Collapse

– With buildings crumbling and students risking their lives daily to get to class, Montserrado County District #1 Representative Rugie Barry is calling on the House of Representatives to urgently increase the University of Liberia’s (UL) budget by $12 million, warning that the country’s flagship public university is teetering on the brink of collapse.

In a communication to the House’s plenary Tuesday, Barry proposed raising UL’s annual allocation from US$33 million to US$45 million, citing…