Author: Jerueg

“Many parties exist only during campaign season and dissolve immediately afterward. This pattern has created confusion among voters, weakened institutional continuity, and made our politics more dependent on personalities than on clear national policies.” Those were words of Mr. Bernard Goah while describing murkiness of the Liberian multi-partyism and the political culture in the country that he believes creates more confusion in the voters than clarify the process. See full open letter, dated October 17, 2026, to the Liberian Legislature on strengthening multi-party democracy. “Honorable Members of the Liberian Legislature: “I write to you with deep respect for your service…

–Says Trial By Jury Is Constitutional Mr. Chief Justice, The fundamental right to trial by jury is constitutionally instructive, as provided in the closing lines of Article 20 (a) of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia that “the parties SHALL have the RIGHT to TRIAL BY JURY”. To “dissolve” or do away with this fundamental right guaranteed by the constitution will not require simply a “legislative action”; it will require a national referendum. Besides, Mr. Chief Justice, your reason for suggesting “dissolution” of the fundamental right to “trial by jury” does not, in my view, present a strong case to even…

–Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe Warns Pres. Boakai Former presidential candidate and an advocate of good governance, rule of law and democracy, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has warned President Joseph Boakai and his administration officials to stop unnecessary lavished spending that do not benefit the people. In his op-Ed, titled, “Stop Wasting Money for Official Comfort: A National Reflection for the Weekend,” Cllr. Gongloe says it is now clear how the Boakai administration intends to prioritize wasteful spending. “…When schools, hospitals and communities urgently need support, official comfort must give way to public necessity…,” he noted. He reminded President Boakai that public…

By Chief William Deah Deiyan Towah, Ph.D. ​I welcome the renewed attention being given to the Gedeh/Putu Mountain Iron Ore Project in Grand Gedeh County. For many of us from Grand Gedeh, the possibility of this project coming back to life brings real hope that it will create jobs for our young people, open opportunities for our local businesses, improve our roads and other infrastructure, generate revenue for government, and contribute to the development of Grand Gedeh and Liberia as a whole. But while we welcome this opportunity, we must also be honest about the concerns that come with it…

–For Saying “A Brilliant Lawyer Knows The Law, Good Lawyer Knows the Judge –Says Boakai’s Statement is Corruption Prone He is a lawyer of repute, no doubt about it. But Cllr Tiawan Saye Gongloe is not looking out for himself. He is sounding an early warning that a statement coming from Liberian President Joseph Boakai has the propensity to corrupt young lawyers. Cllr. Gongloe says President Boakai’s comment on lawyers is unbecoming of a national leader. “I always say, an excellent lawyers know the law, but a good lawyer knows the judge.” That was the direct comment of Pres. Boakai,…

By Jefferson Tamba Koijee The September 27 joint communiqué sends a decisive message: the people’s opposition is coming together with purpose, resolve, and a shared commitment to Liberia’s future. The ANC, CDC, MOVEE, MPC, and ULDP have pledged to defend constitutional democracy, demand accountability, and build an alternative that answers to the Liberian people. Mr. Boakai’s government should stop focusing on how to obstruct this genuine and resolute opposition effort. Any initiative designed to silence, divide, or frustrate the people’s lawful political will is dead on arrival. The government should put that energy into solving the complex problems it was…

As former President George Weah, Alexander Cummings, Simeon Freeman and other opposition leaders agree to work together, there are more questions being raised over structure, leadership and political direction remain of the opposition political parties’ collaborative effort. Our News Editor Konah Rufus reports Liberia’s opposition landscape is entering a new phase, with several major political parties choosing cooperation over isolation and promising to speak collectively on issues they say are affecting the country. The development followed a closed-door roundtable in Sinkor, where five opposition political leaders signed a joint communiqué committing their parties to work together on national issues. Those…

Former Liberian President George M Weah was recently invited by the Nigerian Bar Association to deliver a keynote at the 6th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. Please read full speech below: FORMER PRES. WEAH’S SPEECH

HOW CAN YOU CALL ME “BIG BROTHER” AND DISTORT THE HISTORY OF MY TORTURE? A Concise Rejoinder to Retired Col. Joseph G. Kollie’s Facebook Post, “Rebuttal to My Big Brother, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe’s Call for the IGP’s Resignation”—Including His Criticism of Stanton Witherspoon and the Spoon Panelists for Elevating My Call By Tiawan Saye Gongloe Question: Col. Kollie, do you have the right to disagree with my call for the IGP’s resignation? Answer: Certainly. You may defend Inspector General Gregory Coleman and challenge my legal or political conclusions. But disagreement does not give you the right to distort the…

REBUTTAL TO MY BIG BROTHER CLLR. TIAWON SAYE GONGLOE’S CALL FOR IGP RESIGNATION — AND TO STANTON WITHERSPOON & SPOON PANELISTS ELEVATING IT By Col. Joseph G. Kollie (Rtd) EYEWITNESS TO 2002, FOUNDER OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, DEFENDER OF BLUE I listened to my big brother Cllr. Tiawon Saye Gongloe on Prime FM 105.5 calling for IGP Gregory O.W. Coleman to resign — saying IGP “knows drug cartel, shielding them, if President Boakai sees him as son and won’t fire him, he should resign himself.” Now I see Stanton Witherspoon and his panelists elevating it. With due respect, I must dislodge…