-Citizens Say They Stand with Boakai
Eyewitnesses said it was one of the devastating and humiliating moments in his political life when hostile crowds, in separate incidents, chased out the former Montserrado County District-10 Representative, Yekeh Kolubah, out of Saniquillie and Ganta Cities in Nimba County.
The former member of the House of Representatives in the Liberian Legislature, was on a tour of the Country to seek the support and sympathy of citizens following his recent expulsion from the Legislature, but least expected that his tour would have turned into a political nightmare.
The eyewitnesses said the hostile crowds, a mixture of commercial motorcyclists and market women both in Ganta and Sanniquillie respectively, jeered at the former lawmaker and accused him of political mischief. The anti-Yekeh protestors, the eyewitnesses said, carried placards that read; ‘Nimba stands with Boakai and no to distraction politics’.
Yekeh had embarked on what he called a ‘nationwide tour’ to preach anti-Unity Party and Joseph Boakai propaganda to deny them a second term during the 2029 presidential and legislative elections.
According to the former lawmaker, the regime has reneged on its campaign promises to the Liberian people, flouted the rule of law, and does not deserve re-election in 2029.
Yekeh has also accused President Boakai of complicity in his expulsion from the House of Representatives, an allegation the Executive Mansion has since denied.
The former Montserrado District-10 Representative was expelled from the Lower House of the Legislature with a majority vote for what his colleagues blamed on his deliberate and consistent violation of the rules that guide and protect the sanctity of the Legislature, specifically the House of Representatives.
Yekeh is the second member of the House of Representatives to suffer the wrath of his fellow lawmakers.
Last year, majority members of the House, similarly removed as Speaker, Grand Kru County Representative, Fonati Koffa, on allegations of administrative ineptitude and again, the Executive Mansion was accused of complicity. The Executive also denied the allegation.
Observers say while it is likely that the Executive may have had a hand in the separate and unrelated actions against former speaker, Koffa and former Representative, Kolubah, both were given due process as required by law.
