By Daniel Garteh Sr.
Sanniquelle-The special Assistant to Nimba County District #1 Representative Jeremiah K. Koung, Edwin G. Korden has frowned and condemned what he calls ‘divisive political’ statement made by District # 2 lawmaker Prince O.S. Tokpah of Nimba County.
Speaking to reporters recently on a local Radio station, Radio Nimba in Sanniquellie, Edwin Korden disclosed that a statement made by the Nimba District # 1 lawmaker has the propensity to derail the togetherness and unity among the people of Nimba.
It can be recalled that Representative Prince Tokpah in a recent interview on Radio Nimba stated that there were two Gio senators at the Liberian legislature representing Nimba and it was ‘time for a Mano man’ to become senator in the upcoming midterm 2020 senatorial elections in the county.
According to our correspondent in Nimba County, Representative Tokpa statement comes after declaring his support for former senator Nimba Adophus Dolo in the Nimba 2020 senatorial race.
Dolo served as junior senator for Nimba during the 52nd legislature from 2006-2012.
Commenting further on Representative Tokpah’s statement, Korden said Nimba has five tribes, and at such, it was ‘unacceptable’ for a policymaker to make a conflict-ridden statement. The special Assistant to District one lawmaker claimed that tribal politics in Nimba has done no good for the county and should not be dignified and accepted.
No one tribe has authority
The Nimba District #1 citizen maintained that the 2020 senatorial election is still far ahead for politicians to start preaching tribal politics and and called on the Rep Tokpa to refrain from comments that will hinder the political selling of his candidate during the 2020 senatorial election.
Korden explained that no one tribal group in Nimba has the right to be requesting for political position, but an individual should be elected based on their track record in the county.
Korden narrated that the Representative should not even be the one making tribal statements adding since 2006 up to present time, “Only our Mano brothers and sisters have been appointed and begin serving as superintendents for Nimba”.
H adds: “Look at the County Education officer CEO position only the Mano people have been serving there as well, even the county Inspector position, Mano man replace Mano again, let him stop talking about tribal politics”.
Nimba County is among several 15 counties in Liberia that will be going to the poll in 2020 to elect 15 senators for the next 9 years.
