The inauguration of Joseph Boakai because the twenty sixth President of Liberia on Monday was lower brief as he instantly suffered a warmth stroke whereas studying his acceptance speech.
Video footage confirmed a person fanning papers close to Boakai’s face, after taking the oath of workplace as Liberia’s oldest-ever President.
The 79-year-old who paused throughout his speech on account of the sweltering warmth, resumed a couple of minutes later however halted once more.
Owing to this, aides helped him stroll away from the rostrum, curbing the ceremony which was being held on the Capitol Building, the seat of parliament within the capital, Monrovia.
Mohammed Ali, the spokesman for Boakai’s ruling Unity Party, stated after the incident: “It is the heat. The heat was high. They should have had some fans or something around there. At his age, exhaustion happened. But it is okay now.”
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