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Former Mayor of Monrovia, Mary Broh yesterday went into a laughing spell almost, after the Daily Observer informed her that she was supposed to be seriously thinking about making a bid for the senior senatorial seat of Montserrado County.
Was it so removed from the truth that she could not stop laughing at the most ridiculous thing anyone could imagine? Or was it that she was caught unawares that the Daily Observer, Liberia's first and oldest independent daily newspaper, would have found out about something she had only begun to think about?
Whatever the case, an anonymous---but unimpeachable (impeccable, unquestionable) source close to the Executive Mansion yesterday hinted to the Daily Observer that Mary Broh is considering joining the soon-to-come 2014 senior senatorial election. This newspaper was yesterday informed about the former mayor’s interest in contesting for the senior senatorial seat of Montserrado County.
The Montserrado County senior senatorial seat is currently occupied by Joyce Musu Freeman-Sumo of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
But CDC torchbearer, soccer-star-turned-politician and now peace-builder, George Manneh “Oppong” Weah, is also eyeing that very seat. And Unity Party sympathizer Edwin Snowe is said to be considering a bid for that seat as well.
These and other candidates have their eyes on 2014, when Liberians will go to the polls to elect for a nine-year tenure at the Legislature, a fresh batch of 15 senators, representing the 15 counties.
When contacted by this paper about the possibility of a hat bearing her name being thrown in the ring, the former mayor lost her composure, nearly went into spasms having so much fun over the unthinkable possibilities the idea raised.
Clearly excited about returning to the spotlight after exchanging the public’s glare for a well deserved rest, Mary Broh had the time of her life with the question this newspaper left her almost speechless with: “Where is this one coming from now, she asked? The people love my name in this town ehn? Where is that one coming from again, Mary asked again? Out of the outfield? I don’t know oh! I don’t know. I just have to laugh about what you are asking me.
“Now, tell me where you got this one from? You will not disclose your source. Look, I beg yor, yah. When the President leaves town, they can be playing with my name. Now she’s out of the country again, they want to put my name in another wahala. You know what? I got to laugh. I know why? I have not been in the news for awhile. And now, I guess they want to bring me back. These people…I have no comment actually.”
After exiting her post as mayor of Monrovia, Mary Broh was appointed to head the Project Implementation Unit for the US$30 million Omega Village project in Paynesville as recently announced by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
“Mary’s methods may not have pleased everyone, but there can be very little argument that she got the job done,” President Johnson Sirleaf said in a statement she delivered in response to the former Mayor’s resignation.
“Because of her hard work, Monrovia was and still is turning into a city comparable with others in our sub-region. Her challenges and achievements ought to remind us that our goal of transformation – of changing from what used to be to what is possible – will be lost unless and until we are ready to make the needed sacrifices,” the Liberian leader further said.
The warrior princess, Mary T. Broh, had tendered her resignation to the Office of the President. The Executive Mansion said the resignation letter had been acknowledged and was being processed. Broh’s resignation was something that many fought for, yet a development that many patriots lamented as Mary was one of a kind when it came to performance.
Mary had again and again proven herself Ellen’s most reliable lieutenant when it came to taking on what many considered the impossible, yet getting the job done. Broh’s resignation came barely two weeks after she, assisted by some influential women, prevented what they considered the wrongful incarceration of suspended Montserrado County Superintendent Grace Kpaan.
But in her statement yesterday, President Johnson Sirleaf admitted that “it was with a heavy heart, filled with gratitude, that she had accepted the resignation of the dynamic Acting Mayor of the City of Monrovia, Mary Broh.”
Recounting some of Mary’s sterling qualities, the President said “We will all miss the dynamism, commitment and integrity of Mary Broh who worked tirelessly and passionately to transform the City of Monrovia. From constructing the boulevard on Broad Street to beautifying the City Center, to fencing the Palm Grove Cemetery to bring dignity to the dead, Mary’s prints are so indelibly placed on our Capital, that she will not soon be forgotten.”
President Sirleaf reminded Liberians that Mary will also be remembered for putting on her jeans and her cap on the first Saturday of every month, to personally engage and work with citizens in cleaning their communities. And today, the phrase “Mary Broh Saturday” has become etched in the minds of every Liberia, as they obey the Ordinance on “Monrovia Clean-Up Day.
Broh, born on September 15, 1951, first served the Liberian government in March 2006 as the Special Projects Coordinator for President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's executive staff during the Broad Street beautification exercise. From December 3, 2006 to April 2007, Broh was appointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as head of a special presidential project: Broad Street Beautification Project.
In 2008, she became the Deputy Director of the National Port Authority. In February 2009, she was appointed by the President to serve as Mayor of Monrovia, an appointment that was met with serious controversy. In any case, the aim was to legitimize the administrative and financial management of the Monrovia City Corporation's (MCC).
Whatever the case, an anonymous---but unimpeachable (impeccable, unquestionable) source close to the Executive Mansion yesterday hinted to the Daily Observer that Mary Broh is considering joining the soon-to-come 2014 senior senatorial election. This newspaper was yesterday informed about the former mayor’s interest in contesting for the senior senatorial seat of Montserrado County.
The Montserrado County senior senatorial seat is currently occupied by Joyce Musu Freeman-Sumo of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
But CDC torchbearer, soccer-star-turned-politician and now peace-builder, George Manneh “Oppong” Weah, is also eyeing that very seat. And Unity Party sympathizer Edwin Snowe is said to be considering a bid for that seat as well.
These and other candidates have their eyes on 2014, when Liberians will go to the polls to elect for a nine-year tenure at the Legislature, a fresh batch of 15 senators, representing the 15 counties.
When contacted by this paper about the possibility of a hat bearing her name being thrown in the ring, the former mayor lost her composure, nearly went into spasms having so much fun over the unthinkable possibilities the idea raised.
Clearly excited about returning to the spotlight after exchanging the public’s glare for a well deserved rest, Mary Broh had the time of her life with the question this newspaper left her almost speechless with: “Where is this one coming from now, she asked? The people love my name in this town ehn? Where is that one coming from again, Mary asked again? Out of the outfield? I don’t know oh! I don’t know. I just have to laugh about what you are asking me.
“Now, tell me where you got this one from? You will not disclose your source. Look, I beg yor, yah. When the President leaves town, they can be playing with my name. Now she’s out of the country again, they want to put my name in another wahala. You know what? I got to laugh. I know why? I have not been in the news for awhile. And now, I guess they want to bring me back. These people…I have no comment actually.”
After exiting her post as mayor of Monrovia, Mary Broh was appointed to head the Project Implementation Unit for the US$30 million Omega Village project in Paynesville as recently announced by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
“Mary’s methods may not have pleased everyone, but there can be very little argument that she got the job done,” President Johnson Sirleaf said in a statement she delivered in response to the former Mayor’s resignation.
“Because of her hard work, Monrovia was and still is turning into a city comparable with others in our sub-region. Her challenges and achievements ought to remind us that our goal of transformation – of changing from what used to be to what is possible – will be lost unless and until we are ready to make the needed sacrifices,” the Liberian leader further said.
The warrior princess, Mary T. Broh, had tendered her resignation to the Office of the President. The Executive Mansion said the resignation letter had been acknowledged and was being processed. Broh’s resignation was something that many fought for, yet a development that many patriots lamented as Mary was one of a kind when it came to performance.
Mary had again and again proven herself Ellen’s most reliable lieutenant when it came to taking on what many considered the impossible, yet getting the job done. Broh’s resignation came barely two weeks after she, assisted by some influential women, prevented what they considered the wrongful incarceration of suspended Montserrado County Superintendent Grace Kpaan.
But in her statement yesterday, President Johnson Sirleaf admitted that “it was with a heavy heart, filled with gratitude, that she had accepted the resignation of the dynamic Acting Mayor of the City of Monrovia, Mary Broh.”
Recounting some of Mary’s sterling qualities, the President said “We will all miss the dynamism, commitment and integrity of Mary Broh who worked tirelessly and passionately to transform the City of Monrovia. From constructing the boulevard on Broad Street to beautifying the City Center, to fencing the Palm Grove Cemetery to bring dignity to the dead, Mary’s prints are so indelibly placed on our Capital, that she will not soon be forgotten.”
President Sirleaf reminded Liberians that Mary will also be remembered for putting on her jeans and her cap on the first Saturday of every month, to personally engage and work with citizens in cleaning their communities. And today, the phrase “Mary Broh Saturday” has become etched in the minds of every Liberia, as they obey the Ordinance on “Monrovia Clean-Up Day.
Broh, born on September 15, 1951, first served the Liberian government in March 2006 as the Special Projects Coordinator for President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's executive staff during the Broad Street beautification exercise. From December 3, 2006 to April 2007, Broh was appointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as head of a special presidential project: Broad Street Beautification Project.
In 2008, she became the Deputy Director of the National Port Authority. In February 2009, she was appointed by the President to serve as Mayor of Monrovia, an appointment that was met with serious controversy. In any case, the aim was to legitimize the administrative and financial management of the Monrovia City Corporation's (MCC).
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