Liberia’s opposition member laments hard times as nation marks independence

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As Liberia celebrates its 177th independence Friday, an opposition member of parliament says there’s gloom in the country because some civil servants have not been paid. But the government says they have, and that the country is in a good mood and ready to celebrate. However, Representative Yekeh Kolubah, once a staunch critic of former President George Weah, is urging VOA’s James Butty, not to believe what the government say