By: Andrew B Weah
0770637216/0886429103
Monrovia, Liberia: The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has issued a sweeping denunciation of the Unity Party (UP) administration, accusing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government of orchestrating political persecution, intimidation, and the systematic misuse of state institutions to silence opposition voices and conceal what the CDC describes as “catastrophic governance failures.”
In a strongly worded statement, the party said the nation is “boiling,” not because of opposition activities but because of an administration “drowning in its own failures” and resorting to “state-engineered terror” rather than addressing the growing hardship faced by ordinary Liberians.
According to the CDC, the Boakai-led government has abandoned responsible leadership and instead unleashed a coordinated campaign of harassment and political revenge targeting former government officials, civil servants, and private citizens associated with the previous administration.
Allegations of Targeted Political Actions
The CDC catalogue several actions it claims constitute state-sponsored intimidation:
• The illegal removal of tenured officials
• The forceful and unconstitutional ousting of former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa
• The alleged targeting and harassment of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr.
• A widespread purge of civil servants who served across administrations
• The violent demolition of the CDC Headquarters in Congo Town, described as “one of the most blatant acts of political repression in modern Liberian history.”
According to the statement, these actions represent a “deliberate war on competence, experience, and any Liberian whose record of service exposes the emptiness of the current administration.”
CDC: Clar Weah Unfairly Targeted
The party sharply criticized what it calls the “political targeting” of former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, asserting that her humanitarian record “stands unmatched in recent Liberian history.”
The statement highlights her work in:
• Supporting orphans and vulnerable children
• Expanding maternal healthcare
• Assisting victims of sexual violence
• Delivering community-based support across Liberia
The CDC emphasized that every initiative under the Clar Hope Foundation was funded entirely by external donors and private partners, not the Liberian government.
In contrast, the CDC alleges that the Boakai Foundation, long dormant, is now “quietly receiving state resources” since President Boakai assumed office an assertion the party says underscores “glaring hypocrisy.”
Criticism of the FY2026 Budget and National Leadership
The CDC argues that the recently released FY2026 National Budget lacks vision, compassion, and development priorities. The party claims the document:
• Starves counties of essential funding
• Abandons social programs
• Neglects infrastructure
• Offers no solutions to growing economic hardship
“A government confident in its performance governs,” the CDC wrote. “A government terrified of its failures seeks enemies.”
The party also accuses President Boakai of investing personal energy in constructing a nearly US$10 million private mansion, which it claims symbolizes a leadership disconnected from the economic realities of struggling citizens.
CDC’s Warning: ‘Democratic Backsliding Is Underway’
The statement frames the alleged political targeting as a “confession of failure,” asserting that only a struggling regime would weaponize police, courts, and state agencies against critics.
The CDC warns that Liberia is at risk of democratic regression, stating:
“This is not governance. This is intimidation. This is political persecution disguised as leadership.”
Call to Action: Civil Society, Religious Leaders, and International Partners
The CDC issued a nationwide and international appeal:
To Civil Society:
Speak out. “Silence now is complicity.”
To the Religious Community:
Use moral authority to defend justice and protect democratic space.
To ECOWAS, AU, UN, EU, and other partners:
“Liberia is signaling distress,” the CDC said, urging international bodies to intervene before repression escalates into instability.
The party concluded that it will continue to challenge what it describes as the Unity Party’s abuse of power:
“The CDC will not be silenced. The people will not be intimidated. And Liberia will not fall to political vengeance disguised as governance. CDC Accuses Unity Party Government of Political Persecution, Abuse of Power, and State-Engineered Intimidation
By: Andrew B Weah
0770637216/0886429103
Monrovia, Liberia: The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has issued a sweeping denunciation of the Unity Party (UP) administration, accusing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government of orchestrating political persecution, intimidation, and the systematic misuse of state institutions to silence opposition voices and conceal what the CDC describes as “catastrophic governance failures.”
In a strongly worded statement, the party said the nation is “boiling,” not because of opposition activities but because of an administration “drowning in its own failures” and resorting to “state-engineered terror” rather than addressing the growing hardship faced by ordinary Liberians.
According to the CDC, the Boakai-led government has abandoned responsible leadership and instead unleashed a coordinated campaign of harassment and political revenge targeting former government officials, civil servants, and private citizens associated with the previous administration.
Allegations of Targeted Political Actions
The CDC catalogue several actions it claims constitute state-sponsored intimidation:
• The illegal removal of tenured officials
• The forceful and unconstitutional ousting of former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa
• The alleged targeting and harassment of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr.
• A widespread purge of civil servants who served across administrations
• The violent demolition of the CDC Headquarters in Congo Town, described as “one of the most blatant acts of political repression in modern Liberian history.”
According to the statement, these actions represent a “deliberate war on competence, experience, and any Liberian whose record of service exposes the emptiness of the current administration.”
CDC: Clar Weah Unfairly Targeted
The party sharply criticized what it calls the “political targeting” of former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, asserting that her humanitarian record “stands unmatched in recent Liberian history.”
The statement highlights her work in:
• Supporting orphans and vulnerable children
• Expanding maternal healthcare
• Assisting victims of sexual violence
• Delivering community-based support across Liberia
The CDC emphasized that every initiative under the Clar Hope Foundation was funded entirely by external donors and private partners, not the Liberian government.
In contrast, the CDC alleges that the Boakai Foundation, long dormant, is now “quietly receiving state resources” since President Boakai assumed office an assertion the party says underscores “glaring hypocrisy.”
Criticism of the FY2026 Budget and National Leadership
The CDC argues that the recently released FY2026 National Budget lacks vision, compassion, and development priorities. The party claims the document:
• Starves counties of essential funding
• Abandons social programs
• Neglects infrastructure
• Offers no solutions to growing economic hardship
“A government confident in its performance governs,” the CDC wrote. “A government terrified of its failures seeks enemies.”
The party also accuses President Boakai of investing personal energy in constructing a nearly US$10 million private mansion, which it claims symbolizes a leadership disconnected from the economic realities of struggling citizens.
CDC’s Warning: ‘Democratic Backsliding Is Underway’
The statement frames the alleged political targeting as a “confession of failure,” asserting that only a struggling regime would weaponize police, courts, and state agencies against critics.
The CDC warns that Liberia is at risk of democratic regression, stating:
“This is not governance. This is intimidation. This is political persecution disguised as leadership.”
Call to Action: Civil Society, Religious Leaders, and International Partners
The CDC issued a nationwide and international appeal:
To Civil Society:
Speak out. “Silence now is complicity.”
To the Religious Community:
Use moral authority to defend justice and protect democratic space.
To ECOWAS, AU, UN, EU, and other partners:
“Liberia is signaling distress,” the CDC said, urging international bodies to intervene before repression escalates into instability.
The party concluded that it will continue to challenge what it describes as the Unity Party’s abuse of power:
“The CDC will not be silenced. The people will not be intimidated. And Liberia will not fall to political vengeance disguised as governanceCDC Accuses Unity Party Government of Political Persecution, Abuse of Power, and State-Engineered Intimidation
By: Andrew B Weah
0770637216/0886429103
Monrovia, Liberia: The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has issued a sweeping denunciation of the Unity Party (UP) administration, accusing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government of orchestrating political persecution, intimidation, and the systematic misuse of state institutions to silence opposition voices and conceal what the CDC describes as “catastrophic governance failures.”
In a strongly worded statement, the party said the nation is “boiling,” not because of opposition activities but because of an administration “drowning in its own failures” and resorting to “state-engineered terror” rather than addressing the growing hardship faced by ordinary Liberians.
According to the CDC, the Boakai-led government has abandoned responsible leadership and instead unleashed a coordinated campaign of harassment and political revenge targeting former government officials, civil servants, and private citizens associated with the previous administration.
Allegations of Targeted Political Actions
The CDC catalogue several actions it claims constitute state-sponsored intimidation:
• The illegal removal of tenured officials
• The forceful and unconstitutional ousting of former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa
• The alleged targeting and harassment of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr.
• A widespread purge of civil servants who served across administrations
• The violent demolition of the CDC Headquarters in Congo Town, described as “one of the most blatant acts of political repression in modern Liberian history.”
According to the statement, these actions represent a “deliberate war on competence, experience, and any Liberian whose record of service exposes the emptiness of the current administration.”
CDC: Clar Weah Unfairly Targeted
The party sharply criticized what it calls the “political targeting” of former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, asserting that her humanitarian record “stands unmatched in recent Liberian history.”
The statement highlights her work in:
• Supporting orphans and vulnerable children
• Expanding maternal healthcare
• Assisting victims of sexual violence
• Delivering community-based support across Liberia
The CDC emphasized that every initiative under the Clar Hope Foundation was funded entirely by external donors and private partners, not the Liberian government.
In contrast, the CDC alleges that the Boakai Foundation, long dormant, is now “quietly receiving state resources” since President Boakai assumed office an assertion the party says underscores “glaring hypocrisy.”
Criticism of the FY2026 Budget and National Leadership
The CDC argues that the recently released FY2026 National Budget lacks vision, compassion, and development priorities. The party claims the document:
• Starves counties of essential funding
• Abandons social programs
• Neglects infrastructure
• Offers no solutions to growing economic hardship
“A government confident in its performance governs,” the CDC wrote. “A government terrified of its failures seeks enemies.”
The party also accuses President Boakai of investing personal energy in constructing a nearly US$10 million private mansion, which it claims symbolizes a leadership disconnected from the economic realities of struggling citizens.
CDC’s Warning: ‘Democratic Backsliding Is Underway’
The statement frames the alleged political targeting as a “confession of failure,” asserting that only a struggling regime would weaponize police, courts, and state agencies against critics.
The CDC warns that Liberia is at risk of democratic regression, stating:
“This is not governance. This is intimidation. This is political persecution disguised as leadership.”
Call to Action: Civil Society, Religious Leaders, and International Partners
The CDC issued a nationwide and international appeal:
To Civil Society:
Speak out. “Silence now is complicity.”
To the Religious Community:
Use moral authority to defend justice and protect democratic space.
To ECOWAS, AU, UN, EU, and other partners:
“Liberia is signaling distress,” the CDC said, urging international bodies to intervene before repression escalates into instability.
The party concluded that it will continue to challenge what it describes as the Unity Party’s abuse of power:
“The CDC will not be silenced. The people will not be intimidated. And Liberia will not fall to political vengeance disguised as governance.
