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By Joseph Tumbey

AfricDailyNewspaper-Monrovia: Following the statement from the Nimba County political godfather, Senator Prince Y. Johnson to taking drastic action against his executive member,Wilfred J.S Bangura who also serves as a Deputy Minister for administration at the Ministry of Commerce by declaring support to President Weah reelection bid. Bangura has challenge the
Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction MDR party to prove any constitution stating his violation by exercising his constitutional rights to support different political parties.
Speaking with Minister Bangura via telephone on Wednesday morning January 25, a few hours after Prince Johnson released a statement indicating that his County will no longer be used as an escape route to political success and warned of taking action against Bangura and others who over the time declared support to the ring Coalition for Democratic Change CDC. Wilfred discloses that he will never support the party as long as Senator Prince Johnson declines as the party standard bearer.
According to him, he has a strong expectation that Senator Johnson will support CDC despite the ongoing political wrangling among the parties.
“I can’t support Jeremiah Koung as president over Weah, Senator Johnson will support CDC which I am highly anticipating, just sit and watch.
Prince Johnson is my godfather, I know him well and have a great respect for him, but what I want you to know is that he will surely support CDC”, Minister Bangura explained.
In the midst of CDC Prince Johnson political tension, Senator Johnson official issued statement late Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023 stating that the have finally withdrawn their political support to CDC and have decided to take one of their sons, Jeremiah K. Koung to contest for the presidency comes October 2023 Presidential and General elections.
Senator Johnson said in his statement, the Government is going about begging them in the corner for their support, but at the same time plugging people against them on the radio and in public places to insult them, threatening their lives but still wanting them to find common ground. “we are no longer stupid to accept such a game from them again”.
According to him, they never registered as a political party to be a bag boy to another Political Party but, registered as a Political Party to produce a president that will see the needs of every Liberian, while they remain as an independent political institution to contest for the presidency.
“They are threatening our lives, they are calling us all kinds of names and putting our innocent children against us all because of petty cash that cannot feed them, but we are not afraid and will never be carried away by that because Nimba County deserves better for her children”, Nimba Senator, PrinceY. Johnson narrated.
Meanwhile, Sen. Johnson indicated that the have heard in the news that Minister Wilfred Bangura and others pledged the MDR Political Party support to the CDC re-election come October of this year; “okay and that’s fine, but Minister Wilfred Bangura is not the official spokesman for the MDR Political Party, his statement represents himself and those that believed in him, but not the party”.
“So, the Party has spoken about it already, the Youth wing has also addressed their concern about his statement.
The Executive Committee will soon be meeting to discuss and take serious action against him including those involved in betrayal and undermining the Party’s decision”, he concluded .
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