—Says UP REGIME ESCALATES STATE TERROR, POLICE PROVOCATION, AND PARTISAN ABUSE OF POWER
The opposition Congress for Democratic Change has alarmed over what it calls police incursion at its headquarters, escalating state terror, police provocation and partisan abuse of power.
In a statement issue over the weekend, CDC National Chairman, Atty. Janga A. Kowo, stated that December 6, 2025, unfolded like a grim reminder of the dark chapters our nation once swore never to revisit. As daylight broke over the city, armed officers of the Liberian National Police descended upon the construction grounds of our new CDC Party Headquarters and barricaded the premises in an act that bore all the markings of a coordinated political attack.
Atty. Kowo noted that ‘this was not policing. It was state intimidation masquerading as authority. It was the calculated choreography of a regime desperate to instill fear, disrupt order, and provoke unrest’.
“This aggression forms part of a growing pattern that the Liberian people can no
longer ignore. The same police force that now barricades construction sites
previously invaded, looted, and demolished our former headquarters—actions
coated with the false legitimacy of misused judicial precepts. Even before that
demolition, armed officers stormed our facilities under the pretense of serving
documents later revealed to belong to an entirely different location. These are not
mishaps. These are deliberate provocations shaping a dangerous narrative about the
character of governance under Joseph Nyuma Boakai.” AATTY. Kowo stated.
The CDC CHAIRMAN also noted that under the leadership of Inspector General Gregory Coleman, the Liberian National Police has been transformed into an extension of the ruling party’s political machinery.
This reality was laid bare when the police, with full knowledge and
permission, allowed Unity Party pen-pen riders to flood the streets during the UP
Homecoming. The roads were handed over to partisan jubilation. The laws meant to regulate public order were suddenly flexible. The police became spectators and
facilitators of political celebrations.
But when the CDC sought similar civic expression during our groundbreaking
ceremony, the same police force became rigid, aggressive, and hostile. This selective enforcement of authority exposes a police high command that has abandoned its oath of neutrality and now serves as a shield for the ruling order. Such behavior erodes public trust and drags our nation toward instability.
Touching on the performance of the ruling Uity Party, Chairman KOWO said that ‘as the police descend into partisanship, Unity Party officials plunge headlong into
the hypocrisy they once condemned. Government appointees, many of whom spent
six years denouncing the CDC, now openly violate the Code of Conduct with
shameless pride. They marched through the streets in party attire, converted official work hours into political carnivals, and used their public offices as platforms for partisan spectacle. Their actions mock the laws of the republic and confirm what Liberians have come to understand: the Unity Party has no moral authority to lecture anyone about governance, ethics, or integrity.
CGC Chairman further stated that even more troubling is the transformation of the Executive Mansion into a political propaganda tool. The highest symbol of state authority—an institution that embodies the sovereignty of the Liberian people—used its official government communication channels to broadcast the Unity Party Homecoming. This is a desecration of the presidency. It signals a dangerous descent into the misuse of national platforms for partisan advantage. It foreshadows a government willing to collapse state institutions into the belly of one political party. When the Executive Mansion becomes a megaphone of factional politics, democracy is not merely weakened—it is threatened.
ATTY. KOWO furthermore warns that in the face of these provocations, the CDC has demonstrated restraint born not of fear but of responsibility. We have chosen peace, even when peace is mocked.
“We have given President Boakai the opportunity to govern, even as he weaponizes state institutions to undermine the opposition. But the regime has misread our discipline as submission, our civility as defeat, and our silence as permission. This miscalculation has emboldened a government operating without respect for law, boundaries, or democratic norms.
Let President Boakai and his inner circle understand this clearly: Liberia is a nation
of resilient people who have resisted tyranny in all its forms. Every attempt to intimidate them has only strengthened their resolve. Every effort to silence them has awakened the revolutionary spirit that has carried this republic through war, crisis, and political betrayal. The Liberian people will not be frightened into silence. They will not be governed through fear. And they will not allow any administration—no matter how veiled its intentions—to undermine the democracy for which so many sacrificed their lives.” Kowo warns.
The CDC strongman reiterated that the CDC stands unwavering in its commitment to peace. But peace does not mean surrender. Peace does not demand silence in the face of oppression. Peace does not call for the people to bow while their rights are trampled and their democracy is endangered. If protecting peace requires standing firm against creeping dictatorship, then let the record show that we stood. If defending democracy demands resistance, then let our names be etched alongside those who refused to betray this republic.
“We will defend our democracy. We will protect our freedom. And if the moment
calls for it, we will resist with our lives. The future of Liberia will not be handed
over to fear, intimidation, or tyranny. Not now. Not ever.” Atty. Janga Kowo Statement concludes.
