Liberia's outgoing President George Weah has mentioned he has no intention of operating for the highest job once more after his defeat within the latest elections, native media reported on Monday.
Weah, 57, a former worldwide soccer star, turned president in 2017 however misplaced within the November elections to Joseph Boakai, who can be inaugurated on January 22.
Addressing his future to congregants on the church he attends exterior the capital Monrovia on Sunday, Weah identified his age on the subsequent presidential election in 2029, based on a recording of his remarks accessed by AFP.
“I’m now 57 and our retirement age is 65. In six years I can be 63 and will be unable to work for 2 years,” he mentioned.
“You're not going to pull me into politics till I'm 90 years outdated,” he added.
“I turned president, so I say thanks Liberians for permitting me to develop into president, whether or not it was as soon as or fifty occasions, however I can assure you that it’s as soon as.”
Weah didn’t reveal what he deliberate to do subsequent, however mentioned he would work for peace and prosperity in one of many world's poorest nations.
He gained reward for permitting and selling a nonviolent transition in a area marred by coups.
Earlier than getting into politics, Weah was the one African to win soccer's most prestigious particular person award, the Ballon d'Or, throughout a profession as a striker for prime European groups.
Boakai, who’s 79, gained a slender victory over Weah with a margin of simply 20,567 votes and a vote share of fifty.64 p.c.
AFP
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