As senator  Geevon-Smith wants them out 

River Cess County Senator, Wellington Geevon-Smith has threatened to rally citizens against what he called the illegal settlement of Burkinabes in Liberia through Grand Gedeh and River Cess Counties.

Speaking in plenary of the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, Senator Geevon-Smith recounted that over many years now, hundreds of citizens from Burkina Faso have been trooping their way in Liberia through the counties.  

According to him, Liberia does not have a common border point with Burkina Faso, while the citizens of that country are trooping into the country and farming without knowing their intent.

He noted, those coming into the country through Grand Gedeh and River Cess could post national security threat, adding that the matter needs an urgent redress by the Liberian government or he will join the local citizens to resist those Burkinabe for illegally settling and occupying land.

Smith maintained that the people of his county  “River Cess”  will ensure those Burkinabe are not given a single space if the government fails to act.

However, the  Lofa County Senator, Stephen Zargo claimed that  unless the presence of the Burkinabe in Liberia poses threat to the country’s security and it is proven, his colleague should realize that all ECOWAS countries’ citizens are entitled to free movement in each other’s countries.