Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberian People Party, led by Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has endorsed Joseph N. Boakai, the presidential candidate of the Unity Party, less than a day after the National Election Commission announced the dates of the 2023 presidential runoff. The Liberan People Party (LPP) is the first political party to declare its support for a candidate in the runoff. Cllr. Gongloe who ones serve as president of the Liberia Bar Association (LIBA) has always critizes the issue of corruption. The ones Poorman Lawyer has always critized the Weah government of corrupton and other forms of bad governance…

AHEAD OF 2023 PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF Monrovia, Liberia – Political party leaders have begun holding private discussions ahead of the Liberia 2023 presidential runoff. During the talks, other political parties are supposed to be persuaded to participate in the runoff process alongside them. In the event that they concur, these parties will openly support the candidate they want. The two eligible political parties for the runoff are the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and the previous ruling Unity Party (UP), according to the National Election Commission. The two front-runners and qualified parties, the CDC and UP, began their campaigning yesterday,…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – An additional US$2 million in food assistance is provided by Japan to Liberia; Foreign Minister Maxwell Kemayah urges Japan to double help by supporting essential sectors. Further food assistance in the amount of US$2 million has been given to George Weah’s administration by the Government and People of Japan, with the aim of improving national developments. Mochizuki Hisanobu, the Japanese ambassador accredited to Liberia, said during the signing ceremony on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, that the effort is an illustration of what can be accomplished when people work together. He stated that there is still hope…

Sinkor, Monrovia – Following close first-round results in the October 10, 2023 Presidential Election, George Weah of the CDC and Joseph Baokai of the UP will face off in the runoff for the presidency of Liberia on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. A runoff election between the opposition Unity Party and the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2023, according to the National Elections Commission. The two parties that received the most votes in the first round of the 2023 elections did not, however, surpass the 50% plus one barrier stipulated by the Liberian Constitution to…

Central Monrovia, Montserrado – Firefighters early on Wednesday morning, October 25, 2023 fought to put out a fire that had taken over a portion of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning is one of the principal government agency in Liberia responsible for financial issues. A multitude of financial records, particularly those pertaining to major big projects, are available at the Ministry. The side of the building that was affected by the fire was reportedly the Project Financial Management Unit, located on the third floor. A crucial component of the Ministry of Finance,…

Sinkor, Monrovia – C. Juah Dennis, the Unity Party’s representative candidate for Grand Bassa County’s District #5, has voiced concerns about anomalies and electoral fraud. The UP representative candidate claimed that while waiting, polling officers at the Old Camp Precinct refused to let voters enter the polling stations. Madam Dennis claimed that because of the polls’ delayed opening, which irritated voters, only the votes of National Election Commission employees were registered at the Gbowe precinct centre. As a result, the voters left. The sole female candidate for representative in Grand Bassa District #5 also charged that incumbent Thomas Goshua had…

Congo Town, Montserrado County – Ahead of the runoff election, the Grass Roots Development Movement is yet to choose which political party to support. GDM standard bearer Edward W. Appleton stated in a new conference Tuesday, October 24, 2023, in Monrovia that their choice to support any political party needs to be based on a comprehensive grasp of what Liberians want. He promised full participation in the Democratic dispensation of the runoff election. The Grassroots Development Movement according to Appleton, intends to work hard to change the paradigm, which will bring about generational change in the not-too-distant future. Appleton stated…

Margibi County – Former Minister of State for Presidential and US Senction Government Official, now Margibi County Senator-elect Nathaniel F. McGill, has called on citizens of Margibi County not to vote for Unity Party Joseph Boakai in the 2023 presidential run-off election ahead of the NEC announcement. He claimed that by doing so, he and Senator Emmanuel Nuquay would become opposition legislators. The former minister of state stated that the county’s voters ought to support President George M. Weah in the run-off presidential election by a wide margin when appearing as a guest on Radio Margibi over the weekend. He…

Monrovia, Liberia – Following repeat votes in Bio Lontuo, District #4 Nimba County, the National votes Commission announced it will announce the results of the presidential election nationally this Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The names of the victors of the legislative elections that the commission held will be made public, according to NEC Chairperson Davidetta Brown Lassanah, who made the announcement over the weekend. She continued by saying that the NEC Magistrate in Nimba County is tallying the results of the polls for the two polling stations in Bio Lontuo, Nimba District #4, which were successfully held. on Friday, October…

PROMISES TO WORK IN THE INTEREST OF LIBERIANS Washington DC, USA – In a move evoking the tough approach of his predecessor, Michael McCarthy, the recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Mark Toner, informed Congress that corruption and a worrisome contempt for the rule of law plague the country’s present administration. Toner openly told the US Congress last Thursday, October 19, 2023, during his confirmation hearing that President Weah’s administration is drastically reducing the significant funding the US government provides for Liberia’s development. According to Mark Toner, rising levels of lawlessness and corruption in the current administration have severely damaged…