Liberia, April 26 -- Statehood never truly materializes, unless the fundamentals of nation-building are intentionally designed and developed from the onset. Liberia's original intent was not statehood, but rather a temporary outpost that had no solidifying ambition! How can a nation be built on such foundation?

By Ansu Opa Dualu, Contributing Writer

The continued attempt to build something permanent on provisional footings wastes vital resources and causes a form of torpidity we may never get from under. Nation-building must have a purposeful intent; it must seek to be generational with a level of inclusivity that guarantees national success. Liberia failed to start with a targeted purpose.

The objective to build institutions, inclusiv...