Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has dedicated a multipurpose market building valued at US$143,000; constructed under the Sirleaf Market Fund Program for Marketers of Saclepea, Nimba County.

The Sirleaf market fund is an initiatives of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf aimed at providing modern and decent market hall for marketers especially those residing in rural Liberia. Funds for the market project are usually provided by the President personal friends and those who believe in her program as revealed by Press Secretary Cyrus Badio.

According to the Fund Executive Director Sekou Konneh, UNDP provided part of the money (18,000) for the construction of additional facilities including outside latrine and parking lots.

Speaking at a dedicatory ceremony in Saclepea at the end of her Southeastern tour, President Sirleaf said she remain focus on her earlier commitment in providing decent market environment for her people. “You can now use the structure to sell and empower yourselves”, President Sirleaf told Marketers amidst cheers from cross section of marketers.

She thanked the people of Saclepea region for the level of support in making the project come to light and also lauded those who make the land possible.

Speaking on behalf of the citizenry, the Acting City Mayor of Saclepea Madam Marie Yileyon said they are very happy of the market structure terming it as one of the largest market buildings in the country.

Saclepea market is used by Marketers trading goods from the rural part of Liberia to Monrovia but Marketers in the past, consistently suffered from exact location and market hall.