-Ex-Pres. Weah
With less than three years to Liberia’s 2029 presidential and general elections, its immediate past president, George Weah, has said he will again throw in his hat in the race for the presidency in the pending elections.
Mr. Weah and his CDC were denied a second term by the voting public in the 2023 tightly contested elections that catapulted Joseph Boakai and his Unity Party to state power.
Weah told his supporters recently that he is prepared to contest the presidency, emphasizing his renewed determination and commitment to return to the Executive Mansion is triggered by an ardent desire to develop the Country and improve the lives of the ordinary Liberians.
“I say to you with humanity, with resolve and with the full weight of everything we have built together, hand in hand, chapter by chapter, sacrifice by sacrifice, that I will be a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Liberia in 2029, with your support and blessings and the mandate of the Congress for Democratic Change,” Weah said.
His critics say he wants to return to the presidency to further enrich himself and his officials as they allegedly did during their six years in power, while his supporters say President Boakai and his Unity Party have brought untold suffering on the citizenry unlike the past administration during which they said there was less economic hardship.
Mr. Weah said he has decided to again seek the presidency because what he calls growing threats to the political and institutional gains his former administration made.
“Everything we did is under threat and I will not sit supinely, while we watch our Country is being dismantled”, the former president noted.
He urged members of the CDC and supporters to remain committed in spite of political challenges.
The opposition CDC’s political leader has called on his partisans and supporters home and abroad to remain steadfast in standing by him and his political movement.
“Wherever you are and whatever your circumstances, I assure you that I am with you. I hear you, and together we will finish what we have started,” Mr. Weah emphasized.
Mr. Weah and his CDC won 49.36 percent of votes, while current President Joseph Boakai and his Unity Part won 50.64 percent.
The World Bank had reported that the economy grew by 5.1 percent in 2025, following 4.0 percent growth in 2024, while public debt declined from 57.2 percent of GDP in 2024 to 54.6 percent in 2025.
As part of his come-back plan, Mr. Weah during the weekend held a two-day roundtable with prominent national stakeholders and political leaders in Monrovia.
The discussions were held at the Jamaica Resort to exchanging views on issues of national importance, with participants drawn from across Liberia’s political landscape.
It brought together national stakeholders, including lawmakers, former government officials, former politicians, legal professionals, and prominent citizens.
Among those expected to participate are Senators Albert T. Chie, Augustine S. Chea, Thomas Yaya Nimely, Amara M. Konneh, Samuel G. Kogar, and Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr., as well as former Supreme Court Associate Justice Cllr. Kabineh M. Ja’neh and other distinguished stakeholders.
In attendance were political leaders from several parties, including Alexander B. Cummings (ANC), Benoni Urey (ALP), Musa Hassan Bility (CMC), Simeon Freeman (MPC), Wendell McIntosh (CDA), Victor S. N. Saylee (RDC), Jonathan A. Mason (ULD), and Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah (MOVEE).
The roundtable is expected to provide an opportunity for political leaders and national stakeholders to share perspectives and discuss matters affecting Liberia’s future.
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