“The energy feels good, the enthusiasm feels good and we are feeling pretty good about where we are and we are going,” the candidate told FrontPageAfrica at the weekend, hours before venturing into New Kru Town where he won the endorsement of Maryland County residents residing in the populated district. In New Kru Town, Mr. Cummings, the political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), was humble after received a statement of support for his Presidential bid from Marylanders in Montserrado. The program held on the D-Tweh sports pitch in New Kru Town, was graced by thousands of citizens hailing from Maryland County including the elderly, traditional, disabled and the young people. Mr. Peter T. Gbarbo also reveal that before reaching the decision to support Mr. Cummings’ bid for the Presidency, they (Marylanders) carefully followed his (Mr. Cummings) records and realized that he is a beacon of hope for the people of Liberia. On the regional front, Mr. Cummings has also been making in-roads with regional leaders and business players in the Ivory Coast and Nigeria, seen as crucial for building support for his presidential quest.

Source: Front Page Africa January 22, 2017 06:23 UTC