Leymah Gbowee, Liberian Nobel laurates has called on former Vice President Joseph Boakai to retire from politics and focus more on his health and his grandchildren after 78-year-old felt ill for the past weeks and was admitted at the ELWA Hospital for a week.
He was discharged on Sunday while the nature of his illness remains unclear, sources say he suffered stroke.
In the wake of this, madam Leymah Gbowee took to the social media sayin that it was now time for the former VP to leave politics and focus on his health because currently he is unfit to run for the Liberian presidency due to poor health.
just before his discharged on last Sunday, a video emerged on Facebook which show that Mr. Boakai is not ill but was only resting and being observed by doctors.
The Party had early on release a statement on the health status of their standard Bearer-adding that the former VP was being treated for minor fever at the ELWA Hospital near Monrovia.
However, Commenting on the development surrounding Amb. Boakai’s health, Nobel Peace Laureate Gbowee said the former Vice President deserves to spend some time with his grandchildren rather than being involved with the rigor of politics amid his ill health.
She wrote:
Unity Party, do the right thing!
Dear Unity Party officials – including my Aunty Dabah Varpilah,
In the interest of peace, development, and the future of Liberia, I would like to ask you all to kindly allow Uncle Joe Boakai to retire from politics and focus on his health.
He deserves to spend his golden years interacting with his grandkids, enjoying family time.
I would also like to take this time to ask you all to reconsider your partnership with other political parties and form a merger that will provide a viable political option for the Liberian people.
The writings are on the wall; my uncle joe is in no position to contest! Uncle joe, please be well—i pray god’s blessings upon you.
Dear unity party, Liberia’s political future, and interest lie and rest squarely in your hands! It is high time we put egos aside and put Liberia and her interest first!
Do the right thing!!!!
Reactions
Madam Gbowee’s assertions have drawn mixed reactions on social media. While some side with her, others believe she is a surrogate of Pres. George Weah. Others also say she’s working for the ANC’s Alexander Cummings.
Wise words, and I pray they are given serious consideration by the target recipient.
Poor calculation on your part, Madam Gbowee. And besides, what do you stand to achieve from this?
I thought you predicted that George Weah was going to flog the opposition. Why can’t you wait and see whether you were right or wrong? Is JNB’s health your new line of attack fearing that your prediction will be wrong? You and former Senator John Ballou can form a merger and meet us at the poll. Don’t worry about JNB’s health.
How did you even arrive at such a conclusion that JNB isn’t fit to contest the elections? As you mentioned in your write-up, the political future and interest of Liberia lie squarely on the UP through JNB, as such, we will ensure such agenda accomplishment.
Wow. This must be a very serious matter because she had always distanced herself from all forms of politics in Liberia since I started knowing her as a small boy.
Some people in their ignorance will not understand that she writes in context.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this matter, especially his health.
Speedy recovery Oldman Boakai. Madame , well said and thank you very much. Oldman Boakai’s health is a priority not Presidential election. Unity Party leadership, Mr. Urey, Nyonblee, Dillion, and Costa, please let this Oldman rest and let him enjoy his retirement. He is not your political user. Everyone has to respect what Madame Leymah Gbowee wrote. She is very honest about what she wrote and Unity Party Leadership is spreading lies.
In June 2022, Madam Gbowee called on opposition leaders and their supporters to get their acts together and stop the war of words, adding that it is time for them to get their egos out of the way and allow common sense to reign.
On the eve of last year’s Independence Celebration, Madam Gbowee on social media stated: “Our nation, Liberia, is bleeding on every front–intellectually, economically, socially, and spiritually.
“Liberia desperately needs individuals that can combine all of their abilities, void of personal feelings, to work together to solve the problems.”
“The rift in this bleeding nation needs individuals committed to reconciliation and inclusiveness to take us to the next level.
“Judging from opposition supporters’ behaviors, I am afraid that if their parties are successful in 2023, we will suffer from “DA OUR TIME” syndrome, she said.
