Nimba,CDC battle intensifies, as  Bangura’s  Challenges Sen. Johnson  statement

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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 Senator Johnson official issued statement  late  Tuesday evening,  January  24, 2023 stating that the have finally withdrawn their  political support to CDC  and have decided to take one of their sons, Jeremiah K. Koung to contest for the presidency comes October 2023 Presidential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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