MONROVIA, July 18 (LINA) – Liberia’s Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has visited the Sinkor residence of fallen Montserrado County District # 9 Representative, Munah Pelham-Youngblood, to console the bereaved family.
Her visit with the bereaved family, according to a press release from the office of the Vice President at the weekend, followed similar visit recently by President George Manneh Weah.
The first Liberian female Vice President, in brief remarks, encouraged the mother of the fallen lawmaker, Elizabeth S. Pelham, to trust and continue to reference God for lasting comfort and peace as she mourns the death of her daughter.
‘Though she is no more, I’m happy that Munah, during our last interaction expressed the strong willingness to strengthen her relations with God. I believe Munah is now seated with our Almighty Creator,” VP Howard-Taylor stated.
The Vice President, accompanied by her family members and office staff, offered prayers for the bereaved family while lamenting that the fallen female lawmaker will be missed for being the first youngest female lawmaker who championed women empowerment even on her sick bed.
Noticeably overwhelmed by grief, Chief Dr. Howard-Taylor said the passing of the young Liberian female lawmaker is “a serious hit” to the struggle for gender equality and women empowerment in Liberia.
VP Howard-Taylor said: “Munah was a strong voice for gender equity that we women have been clamoring for over the years. Munah touched many lives and everyone is mourning her passing. She was the youngest female ever to be elected. Everywhere she went, she was a star. She was very outspoken on issues. She believed in women being heard at the decision-making table.”
The Liberian Vice President then, on behalf of her family and Office, conveyed her deepest sympathy to the bereaved family, House of Representatives and the Coalition for Democratic Change for the loss of a brilliant lawmaker.
She urged the family of the fallen lawmaker to take solace in the Lord and called on Liberians to remember the bereaved family in their prayers.
Representative Youngblood, who represented District #9 in Montserrado County, and was a staunch member of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and Chairperson of the House Committee on Executive, died Wednesday, July 8, in Accra, Ghana following a protracted period of illness.
