— MPC political leader says opposition collaboration can’t solve the country’s problemsThe political leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) has said that the solutions to Liberia’s numerous problems cannot be found in the amalgamation of forces within the opposition. According to Simeon Freeman, the country is in need of a visionary leader who has the capacity and capability to take the Liberia to the next level, which is difficult to achieve through political collaboration. Freeman noted that political collaboration has no history of solving Liberia’s problems -- citing the “dismal performance” of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, which comprised three political parties. Political leaders, who are bent on forming collaborations, are a bunch of pretenders who want to take advantage of the Liberian people,” Freeman said. If we don’t look in that direction, we will make the terrible mistake of replacing a terrible leader with another terrible leader,” Freeman added.

MONROVIA – Independent Presidential aspirant Franklin Obed Siakor has accused the National Elections Commission (NEC) of refusing to accept his letter of intent and notarized petition lists as part of requirements outlined by the NEC in its election’s regulations and guidelines relating to political parties and independent candidates. But to his surprise, Mr. Siakor said the NEC refused to accept his letter of intent and the accompanying document. NEC has no right to change the rules and to apply the rules selectively,” Siakor said in a statement issued recently. At the NEC headquarters, Siakor said the political officer provided clarifications that helped them in the process until the very end. But other independent candidates and political parties have used the same voter cards we used to get certificate from NEC,” he added.

Ambassador as “Opposition Supporter”; Says He’s Working to the Advantage of the Opposition ahead of the ElectionsMONROVIA – The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Senator Albert T. Chie, has accused the United States Ambassador to Liberia, Michael McCarthy, of being supportive of the opposition bloc by creating an unleveled field to the advantage ahead of the October elections. By Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]Sen. Chie lambasted the Ambassador during his recent visit to Grand Kru County. The Grand Kru Senator also argued that the Ambassador’s recent statement is a strategy employed by him to strengthen the opposition in this election year. That Ambassador, it has been alleged that he’s an opposition supporter. As a result, the United States feels a special responsibility towards Liberia, leading it to become the largest donor country to Liberia.

The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has announced a series of planned power cuts as it is unable to meet domestic peak demand. The situation, according to the state power company, was to institute load-shedding (power cut) operations to reduce available electricity imports. “CI Energies, the electricity supplier through the Transco-CLSG transmission lines, can no longer supply Liberia with electricity beyond contracted capacity,” the statement added. But a year later, after the switching on of the Transco and the signing of the power supply agreement with CI Energies and Ivory Coast, the issue of regular power supply still remains a problem, with unannounced power cuts becoming more frequent. However, no customer will be affected for more than eighteen continuous hours,” LEC says.

The prevailing biometric registration process is not genuine but pseudo because the current voter registration process is in reality an OMR registration in disguise. The only difference between the current purported biometric registration and the former OMR registration is the quality of the voter card. In challenging environments such as Liberia, a genuine biometric voter registration process would entail the collection of data accompanied by the provision of voter registration cards at most after seven (7) days. The actions include:LAXTON, the Vendor selected by the National Elections Commission (NEC) to implement the Biometric Voter Registration Project has very limited experience with the conduct of biometric voter registration in a challenging environment like Liberia. This decision has the potential to disenfranchise many Liberians in the face of the limited awareness that attended the prelude to the so-called biometric voter registration process.

We who want to move our country forward and not backward must work together for the change our country so desperately needs. – Alexander B. Cummings –He continued: “Today, as always, I open my arms and the CPP to everyone looking to work for real change in our country. And so, my people, don’t ask if Cummings can win. Because if you are ready to change Liberia as I am ready to do, I promise you that together, we will win. “My experience is in fixing systems so things work better for all to enjoy.

Fighting Against CorruptionOne of Moniba’s strongest beliefs is that corruption is an obstacle to progress and development in Liberia. Support from the Liberian CommunityClarence Moniba receives support from the Liberian community, including other leaders, organizations, and individuals who share his vision for a better Liberia. Moniba’s Vision for Economic DevelopmentMoniba believes economic development is critical to achieving his vision for a better Liberia. In summary, Clarence Moniba’s dedication to creating a better Liberia, his commitment to economic development, and his strong stance against corruption make him an important figure in Liberian society. His efforts are supported by the community and he remains determined to achieve his vision for a brighter future for Liberia.

Electronic meansALCOD wants electronic voting. This type of electronic voting is most often referred to as remote electronic voting or e-voting and may become more common in the future. “However, external voting operations are complex and pose considerable challenges. Fourteen countries allow external voting for presidential elections only. There are no known cases of external voting being allowed for referendums only.

Jallayu, a founding member of Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and a well-established businessman was widely considered as one of the leading aspirants for the representative seat of Konobo District, Electoral District 2, Grand Gedeh County. At the well-attended event, Jallayu asked his supporters to massively vote for Mr. Dweh as representative and President George M. Weah. Through a process initiated by the elders of the District, Mr. Dweh was unanimously voted as the consensus candidate for the representative seat of the District. The elders then asked all aspirants from the Konobo region of the District to support Hon. Even though the Konobo region of the Konobo Electoral District has the largest population, compared to other regions in the District, the Konobo region has failed to produce a representative for the district for more than 35 years.

President George Weah is an "irresponsible leader" while Joseph Boakai, his main challenger for the presidency, is a grandfather who is not capable of running the country, says Alexander Cummings of the opposition Collaborating Political Parties. For things to really change in our country, we must not just change ruling parties, we must change ruling principles. The pair's relationship has been muddy since failing to unite in a coalition of four opposition political parties to defeat President George Weah. This is why a wasteful and irresponsible leader cannot be expected to run a responsible government,” says Cummings. We all know by now, that President Weah will do nothing about what the American Ambassador has said and reported from what he saw.

The U.S. government accuses Senator Johnson of being involved in pay-for-play funding scheme with government ministries and agencies for personal enrichment. The Unity Party, Liberty Party and the All Liberian Party (ALP) all kept some close links and collaborated on a number of political activities. So, there will not be a good governance system when the Unity Party wins the October 2023 Presidential Election. “I heartily congratulate Senator Koung on his nomination as the running mate to Mr. Boakai for the 2023 general elections. “The selection of Senator Koung Unity Party standard bearer, clearly demonstrates, once again, Joseph Boakai’s strength in selecting competent people.

TUBMANBURG, Bomi County – The head of Programmes of Mary’s Meals Liberia, Lusungu Ngulube, has pledged the institution’s commitment to continue supporting the school feeding program in the country. Ngulube made the statement at the commemoration of the eighth Africa Day of School Feeding (ADSF). The initiative will support Liberia in developing its agriculture sector and breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger. This will also propel home-grown school feeding. She said, “In recognizing the particular value of the Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF), the Heads of State called for a general study on the relevance and impact of school feeding in Member States; urged the establishment of a multi-disciplinary technical committee for school feeding; and established the 1st of March as the African Day of School Feeding (ADSF).”

The citizens of the Lower Nimba County, especially in the Yarwin Mehnsonnoh and Tappita Districts, are concerned over the delay in the awareness of the newly introduced biometric voter registration process, which kicked off on April 21, 2023. Some of the citizens, many of whom are first time voters and the elderly, said with about a week into the BVR Phase-II in Nimba, there is still not enough awareness about the BVR process. “There is no BVR awareness yet in our district,” Mr. David Jacobs, a Statutory Superintendent of Yarwin Messonnoh stated on April 11, 2023 in Zekepa, via mobile phone. He said four CBOs were hired to carry on BVR awareness across the lower part of Nimba, beginning from Saclepea, Yarwin Mehnsonnoh and to Gbi-Dorlu, respectively. However, in Upper Nimba all were set for the launch of the BVR Awareness across in the six electoral districts under its supervision, said NEC Upper Nimba Magistrate Milton Paye.

The journalist and newspaper publisher took the witness stand in the trial of the US$100 million cocaine smuggling case over the weekend, telling Criminal Court ‘C’ that there were visible signs to have TRH tracked due to its association with multiple cocaine cases. As one of the defense witnesses, Garblah told the court and jury that he personally wrote a story after he had noticed that TRH Trading name is associated with almost every cocaine arrest. Witness Gablah said on September 22, 2022 he wrote that Global Maritime Tracking Solution (GMTS) issued a warning and it was stated clearly that this particular consignment shipped by TRH Trading should be subjected to physical inspection. In the ongoing trial, TRH Trading is reportedly the whistleblower, while four other individuals are being tried in connection to the alleged shipment of cocaine through the company from Brazil to Liberia. “The question of that column is, ‘why [is] only TRH always having drugs’, and therefore asked the government to ask TRH more questions.

By Selma Lomax, [email protected]Historically, Bong County has always been the stronghold of Howard-Taylor’s National Patriotic Party (NPP), since the days of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. “The vice president has been tested and proven politically in the body politics of the country. The CDC has lost three successive by-elections in Bong County since President Weah was elected in 2017 – 2018, 2020 and 2021 – seemingly because of internal fight within the CDC Bong Chapter. Bong County has a history of always queuing behind whoever they think represents their best interest. It is perhaps this sentiment that Howard-Taylor hoped to stoke in during the interactive session with a group of central region political leaders under the banner “Central Region for Weah-Taylor”.