Liberia, Jan. 13 -- The debates on the deteriorating state of the Liberian economy continues to dominate major political fora as officials and financial experts shift blame and proffer diverse alternative suggestions and idea on what should be done to address the situation.

This was accentuated on Monday at events marking the official opening of the fourth session of the 54th Legislature on Capitol Hill in Monrovia when House Speaker Bhofal Chambers called on his colleagues to resume work in 2021 with "deep sense of patriotic consciousness to address the prevailing hardship grappling the country.

"There is a glaring signal for all of us to start our work in this 2021 with intelligence, character, and a deep sense of patriotic consciousnes...