James Butty Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai said he’s running to succeed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the 2017 presidential election. He said he will be running on the Sirleaf government’s record, which he said includes 10 years of unbroken peace, infrastructure development and freedom of the press. Vice President Boakai, who is nearly 71 years old, dismissed suggestions he’s too old and could be challenged by younger candidates from both the ruling Unity Party and the opposition. Boakai said age is not a handicap but rather a blessing. He said he has more experience than any of his possible challengers. “Wherever I have been in this country, people...
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