The former Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and now Resident Representative of the Economic Community for the West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in law at the 103rd Convocation of the University of Liberia, Monrovia.
Ms Josephine Nkrumah was honoured in recognition of her work in public service, advocacy, civil rights and the promotion of democratic values.
She was full of praise for the University of Liberia.
She again thanked Liberians for the warmth of friendship since she began work in April 2022. Ms Nkrumah acknowledged the peace-building efforts of Liberia since the dark days of the war.
She praised the ”hard work and determination of the nation to ensure national cohesion”.
Ms Josephine Nkrumah said, ”Constitutional integrity should be protected through responsible citizenship, to shield democratic gains”.
She is optimistic that ”reintroducing civic education into the school curriculum in Liberia is one of the important elements needed to protect and sustain the gains of democracy”.
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