By Jessie Barchue

Lofa county- October 1, 2021: Activities marking the 57th Anniversary program continue yesterday with a parade through the principal streets of Voinjama, Lofa County.
The parade kicked out at about 10:00,am and was climaxed with an indoor program at the William V. S. Tubman County Hall.
During the indoor program the guests were welcome by Hon. Korto Harris, Voinjama City Mayor who used the occasion to wholeheartedly welcome the journalists along with other guests.

In his anniversary statement, Mr. Coffey applauded the people of Lofa for the hospitality accorded the team of journalists.

He them congratulated the press for the gains it has achieved and continues to achieve under difficult environment couple with journalists arrest, brutalities and the rest.

Mr Coffey said that the union is celebrating this anniversary as a result of a purpose of it formation and core values. He said the union was founded in September 30,1964 in Monrovia to protect the warefare of journalists across the country.
Mr Coffey also said that the achievement is predicted upon president George Weah political will.
The PUL president also exstands olive branch to members of the union who did not make it to Lofa probably because of personal reasons. As president of the union,he has lifted the ban on journalist Sekou Sharif formerly Freedom FM and now Voice of Liberia. He said Mr. Shreffi has promised to be in compliance with the union norms and core values.

For his part, the keynote speaker, Chief Moses Y. Kollie, Director General of the Liberia Aviation Authority, who spoke on the the theme ‘ Enhancing The Voices of Citizens & The Government For Sustainable Development”.

Chief Kollie said this is the time for the voices of the citizens and the government to be humonized for the hullistic growth and development of Liberia. He said the media is the medium that must be used to actualized this process for the over good of the Liberian State.
Mr. Kollie is calling upon the media to break away from the past and embark on a new era in which it reportage will be depoliticized.
He said the time has reached for the media to stop assisinating people hard earned characters because of reasons that voted on difference and political idealogy. Chief Kollie is also calling onall journalists to report the facts and nothing else but the facts.
He said that there are some journalists who do not see anything good about Liberia only report negative about the country out there. He is calling on journalists not to lost forcus of their founding objective.
According to Chief Kollie, journalists should operate in the conform of their ethics and laws of the Republic of Liberia.