REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS
MONROVIA, LIBERIA
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Gov’t. To Sign Book of Condolence For Former South
African President
(MONROVIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9,
2013): The Government of the Republic of Liberia
has announced the signing of the Book Of
Condolence in memory of Former South African leader, Nelson Mandela, who
died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the age of 95 years.
According
to a Foreign Ministry release issued in Monrovia on Monday, the signing ceremony
of the Book of condolence will
take place on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the South African Embassy in Congo
Town, commencing at 10 a. m.
Vice President Joseph N. Baokia will lead an
array of Liberian Government officials to the South African Embassy at the ceremony.
According to the protocol for the ceremony,
at the hour of 10: 45 a m, the Speaker
and members of the National
Legislature will sign the Book,
while the Honorable Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court Bench will sign the Book of Condolence at 11: 45 am.
Thereafter, a National Memorial Service will
be held at 2:00 pm at the Centennial Pavilion.
The
Government of Liberia in collaboration with the South African Embassy
near Monrovia is hosting the Memorial and Reflection Service in honor
of the late Nelson Mandela, former President
of South Africa and Eminent Statesman,
an advocate of peace , social justice and
freedom for humanity .
Meanwhile, Vice President Joseph Boakai is
expected to lead an array of government officials including the Speaker, the
President Pro-Tempore, the Chief Justice, the Dean and Members of the Cabinet and
other officials to the memorial service.
Signed:
Horatio
Bobby Willie
Assistant Minister/Public Affairs