Monrovia-Liberia- January 27, 2025: Labour Minister Hon. Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. has declared the fullest support and protection of the Rescue Mission Government of President Joseph Nyumah to religious freedom and human rights protection. The Minister said :”the diversity and plurality of religious beliefs and voices is an asset , and it is our role as Political leaders to protect them by upholding dialogue and the rule of law at national and international levels, ensuring peace and stability”. Minister Kruah declared that religious diversity and inclusion are the key guide to his ‘Liberians First for Job Placement Policy’ which is an extension of The ARREST AGENDA’ of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Government.

According to a Labour Ministry press release issued in Monrovia over the weekend, Minister Kruah made these assertions when he served as Special Guest of Honor at the official opening programs of The 21st International JALSA SALANA, Liberia Chapter of the Ahmadiya Muslim Jama’at Organization which got underway at their Po River Headquarters, just outside Monrovia. The release further quotes Minister Kruah as declaring: “Violence, war, fundamentalism, the lack of respect for human rights, inter-religious violence and the protection of our women and children are today some of our main problems. We have to face new unprecedented challenges that question the core of our values”.

The Labour Ministry press release also quotes Minister Kruah as referencing United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ universal declaration for the protection of religious beliefs and human rights which states: ” Inclusive societies serve as inhibitors of violence and war. Justice, Democracy, transparency and good neighborly relations are guarantors of peace”. He then lauded the Ahmadiya Muslim sect Worldwide, with international headquarters in the United Kingdom for their peaceful religious beliefs and initiation of meaningful projects across the globe, Liberia being no exception. He named several medical and educational facilities provided by the Ahmadiya Muslim Jama’at Liberia, saying: ” these are positive contributions of religion.

President Boakai and our Government assure your international leadership and members across Liberia of Government’s protection, once you remain within the confines of the law”. Minister Kruah then reflected on the Ahmadiya Muslim Jama’at mission to Liberia in the late 1950s, under the regime of then late former President William V. S. Tubman, since when they have remained an important religious partner to successive regimes, including the current ‘Rescue Mission Government’, which fully supports their work.

This, Minister Kruah stressed, is part of the organic law of our country, The Constitution which calls for freedom of religion, family protection, human rights and rules of law; all in National interest. Earlier, Maulana Naveed Adii, Amir and Missionary In-Charge of Liberia Chapter, expressed his organization’s commendation to the Liberian Government and people for the level of support and protection in support of their mission. He disclosed that the Ahmadiya Muslim Jama’at Liberia will expand its programs in several other areas in the coming years to benefit the ordinary citizens.

The 21st International JALSA SALANA Conference of The Ahmadiya Muslim Jama’at is being attended by over one thousand faithfuls and followers of the Islamic Sect, drawn from across the country and is a three day event. The Ahmadiya Muslim Jama’at was founded in 1889, spanning over 200 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. It is the only Islamic Sect to believe that the long-awaited Messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, from 1835 to 1908 of Qadian.

The Islamic Sect believes in redressing man’s numerous problems through tolerance and peaceful coexistence. Signed: E. Frederick Baye -Deputy Director of Communications and Public Affairs of the Ministry of Labour