Liberia Political landscape is gradually taking shape ahead of the 2023 elections when Liberians heads to the ballot to elect new leaders from Representatives, to Senators and President or stick with what they have.
Come what may, some will have to depart especially at the Legislature where 88 of them will be going for re-election.
One of them is Representative Jimmy Smith whose district two is seen as one of the most politically and religiously charged districts in Montserrado County. During the 2027 elections police were often called to move in the district and quiet down situation among supporters of rival candidates.
At one of his programs disrupted by people believed to have been supporters of his then rival aspirant, former Representative Sekou Kanneh, Representative Smith than aspirant Smith vowed that he would longer take it from anyone who will chose to attack him and disrupt his program. On that day, the Police arrived on the same and arrested some of the people involved in the fracas.
Ahead of the polls in 2023, there are already more than five names wanting to remove the security expert, prominent among them, Independent Catholic Church head Nimely Donyen, the Director for City Beautification at the Monrovia City Cooperation Terence Tisdell, Musa Sheriff owner of Strong FM 98.3. There are also unconfirmed reported PUL secretary General Musa Kanneh will be candidate.
Despite the emergence of these names, Representative Smith appears to be holding his base tight and governing new supports especially among the young people.
A fortnight ago, 17 prominent youths of the district declared their support for Representative Smith re-election bid describing him as the only man they think can move the district forward. Among them are the former Charmian of the concern Youth of District 2 Patrick J. Boakai, Mulbah Koquoi who this morning September 16, 2021 resigned as Spokesperson of the Collaborating Political Parties Solidarity Brigade district 2 chapter.
Koquoi in his resignation noted that he was leaving his post to give other the chance to serve and still remains a member of the collaborating Political Parties
The group of young people in a released issued September 15, 2021 in Paynesville noted that having carefully scrutinized and cross-examined the workings of the current Lawmaker, would-be, and already known aspirants across the district since the inception of the CDC government, they have realize that there would be no better person to lead this hugely challenged district other than Representative Smith.
They described Representative Smith as person who has used several years of his time and resources building both human and infrastructure capacities of his people, and a man who sees people beyond Status, Religion, Tribe, and least to mention Political Alignment.
“fellow residents of our unmarketable district, we will be knowingly ungrateful to the only person within our district with such potentials and proven records if we all fail to support such an unmatchable character whom we have all known for standing by us more than a decade now” the group of young people noted.
Political pundits in district 2 thinks that though many will describe the 16 young people as minority, their declaration is a boast to Representative Smith re-election bid given that the young people who joined command lot of influence on some their colleges in the district.
According to them, while there will be criticism of them regarding the decision, it is a good move by Representative Smith to bring on board some of those who once criticize him.
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