BOAKAI, THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, HAS A “HEAT STROKE” AT THE INAUGURATION.

Babatunji Wusu –

After taking office as president of Liberia on Monday, Joseph Boakai, a West African, experienced a heat stroke.

While reading his acceptance speech, Boakau suddenly suffered a stroke, which brought the presidential inauguration to an untimely halt.

After taking the oath of office, Boakai was assisted by security personnel from the podium. However, he faltered during his acceptance speech.

Notable people, such as US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, attended the swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the country’s parliament.

Boakai, who held the position of vice president under Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the country’s first female president, from 2006 to 2018, takes on the difficult responsibility of dealing with the country’s poverty, corruption, and deficient legal system.
The 79-year-old politician, who has four decades of political experience, won the election by a slim margin over former football player and Ballon d’Or winner George Weah in a hotly contested runoff ballot.