Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The Faith and Justice Network, a prominent organization that promotes morality and social justice, has urged members of Congress to oppose a recent bill that would legalize abortion in the nation. A bill to legalize abortion in Liberia is still being debated by the national legislature, according to Joseph Sawonbe, the chairman of the House Standing Committee on Health. The network condemns the bill put forth by some MPs, according to the network’s executive director, the Reverend Doctor Tolbert Jallah, who was speaking at a press conference in Monrovia. He claimed that this poorly thought-out action undercuts…

Monrovia, Liberia – The presidential and parliamentary campaigns of the Coalition for Democratic Change have officially begun. On August 8, 2023, CDC Presidential candidate George M. Weah accompanied Representative Moses Acraus Gray of Montserrado County District #8 and Solomon George of Montserrado County District #7 on the campaign trail. The Liberian leader told supporters during a day-long community engagement visit in Montserrado County district # 7 and 8 that he is running for a second term in order to finish the many development projects he began all around the nation. Although Liberians would continue to see economic improvement, the standard…

REQUESTING CRIMINAL COURT ”A” JUDGE TO REVOKE MOTION TO CHANGE FINAL RULING VANUE Monrovia, Liberia – State prosecutors have written Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Willie to advise him of their decision to rescind their motion for a change of venue as the Gloria Musu Scott case goes to another level. In the case involving former Chief Justice Gloria Scott and three members of her family, who have been charged with multiple crimes, including murder, the prosecution filed a motion for a change of venue on August 2, 2023. They bemoaned the fact that a number of factors contributed to…

Monrovia, Liberia – Prior to the elections in October 2023, the Liberian government has committed to providing four-armed security personnel to each presidential candidate. Frank Musa Dean, the justice minister, stressed that the administration would ensure free and fair elections. Each presidential candidate running in the October 10, 2023, elections will receive four armed personnel, according to the Joint Security of Liberia officials. According to Minister Dean, the initiative is designed to make sure that all presidential candidates and their vice presidential candidates are protected during these electoral processes. Justice Minister Musa Dean on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Ali Krayee, Liberia’s Chief Imam, has described the Benson Street Mosque’s adornment with campaign banners bearing images of President George Weah as a premeditated and hypocritical defilement of the building. On the walls of the Benson Street Mosque were banners with images of President George Weah and Vice President Jewel Taylor last week Friday, August 4, 2023. Iman Krayee, however, asserted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, that even though President George Weah might not have been aware of the campaign flyers, the action was intentional. The desecration of one of the biggest mosques in Monrovia was seriously…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Village Saving Association of Liberia has formally endorsed both female candidate Sara Beysolow Nyanti and Mr. Simeon Moribah of the African Liberation League for president and vice president, with roughly 63 days left before the country’s presidential and legislative elections on October 10, 2023. The African Liberation League’s well-defined vision of the developmental projects it will implement if elected by the people of Liberia, the group claims, served as the foundation for their choice. Esther K. Wallace, speaking on behalf of the organization, said after months of careful examination of numerous leaders around the nation, they…

Margibi County – Over the weekend, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the political leader of the African Liberation League, wrapped up a day-long community engagement with the people of Laka-ta in Margibi County.According to ALL political leaders, the day-long community interaction is geared toward gaining the support of the overwhelming majority of people living in that region of the nation. At the meeting, Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti urged the people of Compound Community where she was raised, to support her bid for the presidency of Liberia on October 10, 2023. Madam Nyanti vowed to reduce poverty in all sectors of the country…

AFTER POLITICAL PARTIES AND CITIZENS CONDEMNED THE ACTION OF CIDICIANS Monrovia, Liberia – The Coalition for Democratic Change’s Weah-Taylor 2023 Campaign Committee has reaffirmed its commitment to running an issue-based campaign that highlights President Weah’s track record of progress and good leadership while highlighting the value of preserving a peaceful democratic environment. Lenn Eugene Nagbe, the campaign manager, lamented the behavior of some of its overzealous followers who marched through Montserrado on Saturday, August 5, 2023, marking the official beginning of the political campaign season for the October presidential and parliamentary elections. ”THIS ACTION IS UNACCETABLE AND DOES NOT REPRESENT…

Monrovia, Liberia – The carrying of a casket in the name of a campaign by CDCIANS has been strongly condemned by President George Weah. The Liberian leader denounced the carrying of coffins as a provocative conduct that threatens the peaceful nature of democracy. He quickly issued a call to action, urging CDCIANS and regime supporters to refrain from repeating the aforementioned absurd behaviour at CDC gatherings. In advance of a gospel concert at the Party Headquarters, CDCIANS were spotted on Saturday, August 5, 2023, carrying caskets bearing the picture of opposition Unity Party political leader Amb. Joseph Boakai through the…

AHEAD OF 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS Monrovia, Liberia – Opposition Unity Party 2023 has accused the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) of engaging in violent provocation during the start of the 2023 Presidential and Legislative elections campaign. Amos Tweh, the party’s national secretary general said, on April 4, 2023, the CDC and more than 20 political parties in Margibi County signed the Farmington’s Declaration, pledging their support for a peaceful electoral process. He noted that the Unity Party anticipates that the CDC will uphold the principles set forth in the Farmington Declaration. He claimed that the recent violent action of…