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BOAKAI’S 'BARKING DOGS' REMARK TRIGGERS BACKLASH AS CRITICS WARN AGAINST DANGEROUS RHETORIC

By Staff Writer | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – A wave of criticism has followed remarks by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, who on Monday, April 20, 2026, dismissed his critics as “barking dogs,” drawing national debate about leadership tone, free expression, and democratic values in Liberia. The President, speaking in defense of his administration’s direction, used an analogy suggesting that responding to every critic would derail progress. “If …
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Smart News Liberia broke the news on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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