President George M. Weah has challenged the Alternative National Congress (ANC) political leader, Alexander B. Cummings to face him in the 2023 general elections and not to use unconstitutional means to ascend to the Liberian Presidency.
In an open letter to Mr. Cummings Tuesday, August 30, 2023, President Weah stressed, “Let us take the debate to our people because they are the ultimate decision-makers on the issue of leadership in Liberia. Instead of seeking to use unconstitutional means to circumvent the democratic process, come and face me at the ballot.”
“I, George Manneh Weah, will be putting myself forward for a new mandate from the Liberian people and I am confident of a resounding second mandate based on my solid record of tangible deliverables in spite of huge challenges,” he said.
According to the Liberian Chief Executive, never again will Liberia return to its dark days of violence as such, all those wanting to take state power must therefore submit to the will of the Liberian people, on grounds that it is only through peace, unity, development, and democracy Liberia can prosper.
He emphasized, “Let me use this opportunity to remind you that our democracy, though nascent, is being consolidated over time with the holding of many free and fair elections, some of which were lost by the ruling Party. I can assure you and others of your ilk, that my commitment to a free, fair, and transparent process in 2023 remains unbending.”
“I do not condone violence in any form whatsoever. It runs contrary to my beliefs. I have made that clear in all my public statements. It is therefore malicious that in your seeming desperation to be President, you would trumpet anything and everything that comes to mind, including your disingenuous posit that I condone violence,” President Weah maintained.
He added, “I have no history of violence. My rise from Monrovia’s slums is publicly documented. It was through hard work, respect, dedication, and commitment that I clawed my way out of poverty, but I have never forgotten my roots. So there is a reason why your attempts to conflate who Liberians and the world actually know me to be have not gained much traction.”
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