Wow, after all the loud talks last Wednesday, there were no trace of Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson or his “150 strong and able guys” at the Grand Bassa convention last
weekend.
The
National Union for Democratic Progress (NUDP) of Nimba County Senator Prince
Johnson has elected a kinsman, Representative Ricks Toweh, as its acting torchbearer;
kicking out the embattled Senator. The party’s newly elected
national chairman, Victor G. Bannie, told reporters in Buchanan that the
election of Rep. Toweh as the party’s acting political leader was based on the
“overwhelming resolution endorsed by the 90 delegates, who attended the
convention from across the country.”
Those elected
will run the affairs of the party until 2017 at which time, the party will
choose a standard-bearer. This means former warring leader Prince Johnson, now Nimba County Senior Senator, has been officially dumped by the NUDP. Senator Johnson founded the NUDP ahead of the 2011 general and presidential elections and came third in those national elections.
Ahead of last weekend’s
convention in Buchanan Senator Johnson and officials of the NUDP locked horns
in a war of words when Eric Gbemie and Meddricks Gontee bluntly stated that the
Senator would be wasting his time attending the convention because he would be
an uninvited guest there. They vowed that Senator Johnson would be denied any
meaningful participation and will not command any respect from partisans during the convention because he
is no longer a member of the party.
“I am a man of peace but if you
bring me trouble, I will teach you sense. I am going to that convention with
150 strong and able guys to protect me,” the Senator had said.
BUT HE FAILED TO SHOW HIS FACE!!!
BUT HE FAILED TO SHOW HIS FACE!!!
This is what happens when you elect a criminal as your senator. The people of Nimba deserve better, they should choose their leaders wisely. And stop electing these self-serving politicians.How can you be a senator of a county in the Republic of Liberia, representing your people and going around threatening people you will bring rebels to beat them? Guys like PYJ should be in the Hague with Charles Taylor.Your Job as a senator is to lobby for your county to built, good schools, roads provide affordable electricity, 21th century Housing! to your people and employment. The year is 2013 but people in Liberia still live like it 1800's. All because their leaders failed to make the right decisions. They're too busy looking after their own benefits. Even though I am a strong supporter of President Sirleaf,I still think she don't want to implement the TRC report because her name is included on the list of people that shouldn't hold public office. I sometimes feel sorry for our nation future. With this kind of politicians we are just repeating history!
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