Under tight security presence, delegates at the constitutional review conference in Gbarnga Thursday overwhelmingly voted for nineteen prepositions for possible amendments in the current Liberian constitution. Despite a two day protest by Muslims against the restoration of Liberia to a Christian nation, delegates at the conference voted overwhelmingly in favor of the recommendations culled from series of nationwide town hall discussions almost a year ago.<\/p>\n
It was a show of unity from the Christian delegates at the conference, who, prior to Thursday\u2019s process, had reportedly converged at a local church in Gbarnga to rally solidarity. And indeed it paid off as the entire hall predominately voted in favor of a preposition many say could restore the pride of Liberia. They sang \u2018this is a day that the long has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it\u2019 in reaction to<\/p>\n