The political leader of the All Liberian Party (ALP), Benoni W. Urey, has described Senator George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) as a “good, humble and respectful person” that should not be given the Liberian presidency, “because he is being controlled by an evil hand.”
Urey, who spoke unequivocally without mincing his words, named President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as “the evil hand” that is controlling the CDC standard bearer.
At an elaborate ceremony where he and the executive committee members and the entire ALP endorsed the presidential bid of the vice president and standard bearer of the ruling Unity Party (UP), Joseph N. Boakai, Urey said President Sirleaf was responsible for many problems in Liberia, adding that she is prepared to leave Liberia in problems with the support given to Senator Weah.
Urey said “President Sirleaf is the worst thing that has ever happened to Liberia,” especially over the past 40 years.
“She has had hands in all of the trouble and problems we have had in this country; and she still wants to be in control by supporting the presidential bid of Senator Weah. We will turn this country over to the real people,” Urey said, adding that it was unfortunate for President Sirleaf, who has said the worst things about Senator Weah, to begin supporting his presidential bid.
“I want to call on all partisans, supporters, fans and sympathizers of the ALP to vote VP Boakai, because we have President Sirleaf and Jerome G. Korkoya of the National Elections Commission (NEC) now wanting to make Weah president,” he said.
According to Urey, any standard bearer who doesn’t support the presidential bid of VP Boakai does not love Liberia, and should not be given the opportunity to lead Liberia now or in the future.
The Vice President of Liberia, and standard-bearer of Unity Party (UP), Joseph N. Boakai, said Liberia is in a critical condition and needs men and women who can express themselves as well as represent Liberia both nationally and internationally.
“If you make a mistake, we all will live here. When you vote right in this election, you will see your independence. We have to build this country for the benefit of the young people,” VP Boakai urged Liberians.
“We want to make sure that young people can be trained and be able to transform their lives. We are making friends out there not for ourselves, but for the youth population for Liberia.”
