Former VP Boakai calls for Stronger Collaboration in CPP to Liberate Liberians from Bondage of “Failed Leadership”

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Liberia’s Former Vice President, and Standard Bearer of the Unity Party, Joseph Boakai, has again criticized the current government of President George Manneh Weah, for its inability and incompetence to lead Liberian from the cycle of abject poverty, impunity, illiteracy, disease, social injustice, dictatorship, corruption and other vices that undermined good democratic governance ”
The EX- Liberian Vice President was speaking on Friday, when the Opposition Liberty party,a constituent member of the Collaborating Political parties (CPP) turned our leadership to former ruling Unity Party, at oldest Congo Town.
The turning over of leadership in the CPP is line with the Collaboration frameworks that provides for each member to head the leadership for eight months each.
Mr. Boakai, however call for stronger collaboration within the CPP to end the insensitive regime of President Weah.
“Fellow Liberians and Partisans, the past few months have been engulfedwith difficulties creating anxiety in the public and a sense of implosion within the CPP. We recognize these challenges, which have occasioned internal wrangling and a distasteful impression,”
“However, we implore you to not allow differences and internal wrangling to define the CPP, no matter how contentious they have become.
“This is because social, economic, or political conflicts are events that can be transformed into good. We must also see the positives in our differences, as these disagreements and healthy exchanges are the labor pains of the collaboration.
Boakai, calls for Unifier within the CPP, only with an unerringly commitment and dedication to a daring cause can enable the CPP to collectively remain poised to win in 2023.
Boakai was critical of the current government, saying troubling that productivity is currently at an all-time low status and cost of living high; adding that prices of food and other basic commodities are going up, causing most Liberians to fall into poverty.
He also pointed at an old aged situation of youth unemployed and exposure to drugs, that is yet to be fixed. administration, while adding that poor fiscal decisions including consistent off-budget spending on nonproductive and vanity projects are causing strain and decline in significant areas such as education and health.

On Friday, in Congo Town, Boakai expressed confidence that the CPP would win overwhelmingly at the 2023 general elections, According to him, the CPP was better positioned now and was ready to wrestle power from the ruling Coalition for Demoncratic Change CDC.
Meanwhile, Boakai has bowed to liberate the Liberian from the dugent of poverty, unemployment and economic deprivations.
Boakai will compete against the Standard Bearer of the Alternative National Congress ANC, Alexander Benedict Cummings for CPP ticket.