
Today there is an elections in Monrovia and whole of Liberia, as the coalition partners and opposition are gearing up to get the votes. The National Elections Commission has two weeks to announce the results of the Presidential and there is speculations of a run-off. Meaning two candidates will stand for a second round, as the polls are two tight to determine the winner and get over the majority threshold needed.
There are three candidates in the Presidential that matters. The first is George Weah. The incumbent President since 2018. The man who is in the ruling regimes party and who has been in power for 12 years. While he has been out of 6. Together with the warlords Charles Taylor’s wife as the Vice-President. Therefore, by doing that… his having questionable allies and that’s been from the onset.
Weah has had his troubles in office. He isn’t clean. Neither is the ports of Monrovia either. Even if they promise every election to tear up the corruption and make it clean as whistle. We just know the greed is good and it won’t happen. Weah has been gone for long time seeing his son playing in the World Cup. The son who represented the United States of America and not Liberia.
Weah also have to answer for sins in regard to the Council of Patriots and Save the State Movement. These have challenged him and he didn’t listen to them. Instead he worked to silence them and their missions, as they stood on the barricades and demonstrated against the mismanagement and the corruption of state. Therefore, Weah has issues that he haven’t addressed and he should.
While the incumbent has his. There is a former Vice President running and that’s Joseph Boakai. The “Sleepy Joe” and the one with vast political experience. He has been a Minister and a VP. While these days his the most likely runner up and the one who could give the ruling party a beating in Parliament. As the party his leading is expected to win seats there. However, having a hard time seeing his ability to compete and conquer Weah now. Even with the backdrop of the events of previous term. People forget fast and so does international media.
The third candidate that matters is a former Coca-Cola Executive and Opposition Politician Alexander Cummings. Cummings has been a long time corporate juggernaut in the soda industry. While also being a philanthropist. Meanwhile I doubt he will have a chance to compete or be a runners up in this elections.
His trying to act the humble one and the one close to his roots. There is nothing wrong with that, but it’s not all genuine. When his been a man of business and a man of corporate greed. He knows that world and been able to thrive in it. In such a manner that the Coca-Cola Company didn’t let anyone takeover his position, but letting a leadership team do it together. That shows how he smoothly did that work, but also his savvy mind. This is entertaining, but not all businessmen should become Heads of State. As we have seen how that has gone and not everyone is fit for the transition.
Weah is the one destined to win and that’s because of the incumbency. That’s the usual ways of business and protocol. There is dissent and tiredness of the ruling party. However, I don’t know if it strong enough or carry enough weight. As there are obstacles and these tends to be put in place by the ones in power. The same could happen here and we shouldn’t be surprised if it does. There is too much at stake and Weah doesn’t want to loose.
If the Boakai prediction comes true than it is rewind of what happened in 2018, as there was a run-off election later in the year and Weah won that one. I could easily see something similar happening now. While the wildcard in the matter is Cummings, but I doubt he has it in him. Neither does his party, but Boakai got enough character and long political career to pull it off. While not thinking he will win, but lose again at the near post. That just the game were playing and we shouldn’t lose our sleep over it.
I anticipate Weah winning. Not because Weah is the best thing ever or the only one that can rule the Republic. No, it is because of the inherited power and the abilities that incumbents has in elections. That’s why I think he will win. He has enough grievances he haven’t acted upon in his previous term. So, people could have reasons not to give him a second chance. However, I don’t think that matters and he will win on name recognition alone. Peace.














