Author: Gibson W. Jerue

By P. Lincoln Nyanrue, elincoln1986@gmail.com It is an annoying and unacceptable phenomenon now that the highway leading to Zwedru is inaccessible during the rainy season, and this year is another frustration for commuters. The Ganta-Harper highway has many bad spots, but the area between Zai and Gwein Town is one of the worst spots. As Liberians edges into the second month of the rainy season in Liberia, citizens of the southeastern counties consisting of Grand Gedeh, Sinoe, River Gee, MaryLand and Grand Kru have started experiencing bad road condition again. Instead of the government – national or county – acting fast…

By P. Lincoln Nyanrue, elincoln1986@gmail.com The Assistant Project Coordinator for cross-border electrification or the West African Power poll has outlined numerous challenges confronting the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) in getting Zwedru, the Capital City of Grand Gedeh County, fully lighted. Mr. Abraham D. Kabah is one of those working on the project. He spoke to our Southeastern Correspondent Saturday, June 17, 2017 on the highway where he and others had gone to work between Tuzon and Zai Towns. Mr. Kabah said the fast growing rain forest and vegetation is hampering their work. He disclosed that they lack of required logistics,…

By  J. Ebenezer Daygbor Although Montserrado Representative Edwin Snowe is an adept supporter of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who was accused of masterminding his removal from office as Speak, Snowe reflects on the bad and painful memories of Bo Waterside brought to him recently. “Anyone thinks about the former president, will obviously had a painful thought. But, at the sometime, we cannot allow our past to hunt us. It is painful that our former president has face trial and subsequently serving his sentence, but the fact remains Liberians and Sierra Leoneans are once more together,” he said. Snowe currently supports…

By J. Ebenezer Daygbor The Vice Standard Bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change, Bong County Senator Jewel Howard Taylor, has described as troubling and politically worrisome the recently published voter registration listing by the National Elections Commission (NEC). There is the public outcry that the list does not capture the names of a significant number of eligible voters, who registered during the Voters registration period. There omissions of many names of registered voters from the voter roll currently on exhibition by NEC. Speaking to a cross-section of opinion leaders in Gbarnga, Bong County, over the weekend, Senator Taylor disclosed…

By J. Ebenezer Daygbor One contestant collapsed and two prominent lawmakers got the shock and heartbreak when CDC primaries were announced over the weekend. Garblah Williams, who is vice chair for administration of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) had to be rescued by Catholic Hospital doctors when the incumbent Montserrado County Representative Acarous Gray beat him to the primaries. Williams was overconfident that he would have walloped Rep. Gray, little did he know that CDC was not done with Gray yet. When the results came that Gray had triumphed over Williams, the latter collapsed and was immediately rushed to…

The Nomination of presidential and legislative candidates in the forthcoming 2017 general and presidential slated for October begins today, Monday, June 19, 2017 at the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia. A press release issued in Monrovia over the weekend, quoted the National Elections Commission (NEC) as saying that the key electoral date gives political parties and independent candidates the platform for inclusion on the ballot papers. The NEC release, “Nomination forms for Candidates of Political Parties will be delivered to the Chairman or Secretary General of the Parties for distribution to their members. Alternatively, Parties can designate a…

G/Gedeh Sup. Solo Accuses Sen. Weah Of Ingratitude -As Tension Brews Between CDC and The Superintendent’s Office By: P. Lincoln Nyanrue, elincoln1986@gmail.com Tension continues to heighten in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County between the office of Grand Gedeh Superintendent Peter Solo and the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). Mr. Solo was accused of threatening and intimidating citizens of the County not to support the premier Liberian opposition political party, but the Superintendent is rather accusing Sen. George Weah of ingratitude. The CDC’s Vice Chair for Mobilization, Mulbah Morlu recently expressed outrage that chiefs, elders and other local government employees in Grand…

Edition 1: Letter #4 Hello Wiseman, My sister’s new boyfriend pees in bed! He is a bed-wetting boyfriend. We sleep in the same room. Actually I sleep in the living room when he comes to spend the night. But each night he comes to spend he pisses on our bed. My sister used to hide it, but I always knew. I am about to tell my sister to leave him or stop him from coming to sleep at our place. What do you advice? It’s, D-girl Note: All names mentioned are creation of the editor to protect the identity of…

Edition 1: Letter #4 Dear Wiseman, I am really angry right now with my mom. She is having an affair with my boyfriend. I asked her several times and she told me that I am being stupid to ask such a question. But I am not stupid. How come my mom likes my boyfriend more than me…see them cracking up and laughing together! Then in my presence, my mom would be laughing and falling on my boyfriend. This is not fair. I am about to beat the hell of out my mom. The day she decided to have an affair…

Edition 1: Letter #3 Dear Wiseman, My boyfriend is sickening me. Before we started our relationship, he was chasing me for nearly two years. I finally decided to give him the chance. He looks sweet and everything but he does not satisfy me in bed. I have tried my own way and it looks there will be nothing good out of it. Besides, his manhood is too small…I guess you know what I mean. It is just a waste of my time. I want to leave him. The other day, I told him I was done with him; he cried…