Sanniquellie, Nimba County – Nimba County Senator Samuel Kogar has rejected the intervention of Chiefs and elders in resolving a battle between him (Kogar) and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung in Monrovia.
By D. Franklin Doloquee
As a substitute, he insists that any settlement of the battle ought to happen in Nimba County, emphasizing the significance of conventional customs and boards nearer to house.
The origins of the battle and particulars about who sponsored and funded the journey by the chiefs and elders from Nimba County to Monrovia stay unclear.
Nonetheless, their involvement was supposed to mediate between the Senator and the Vice President following public disagreements escalating over current weeks.
At his residence in Monrovia, Senator Kogar brazenly apologized to the chiefs and conventional leaders not for the battle with Vice President Koung, however for bringing the county’s points to the radio airwaves.
He firmly rejected the thought of settling the matter in Monrovia, advocating as an alternative for a conventional decision seated in Nimba County, the heartland of their customs.
In a current broadcast on BKS Radio from his house in Buutuo City, District 5, Nimba county, Senator Kogar expressed profound dissatisfaction with how Vice President Koung has handled him personally and politically.
He accused Koung of disrespect and sidelining, stating that his a number of suggestions for native appointments have been unfairly turned down.
“I’ve been handled as a mere boy,” the Senator asserted.
Talking on to the chiefs and elders who traveled to Monrovia, Senator Kogar clarified his stance: “I didn’t apologize to Vice President Koung.’’
‘‘I apologized as a result of taking county points to the radio with out consulting you was improper. If there may be to be a settlement, it should be finished in Nimba County not in a distant land,” the Nimba Senator said.
Group sources have expressed issues concerning the impartiality of the standard authorities concerned as many chiefs and elders are reportedly on authorities payrolls, elevating questions on their independence in mediating this politically delicate dispute.
Conventional Beliefs and Political Dynamics
In rural Liberia, significantly in Nimba County, there’s a prevalent perception that the elder or ‘large particular person’ is seldom improper, whereas the youthful or ‘small little one’ is often at fault. This cultural context shapes expectations round conflicts involving native leaders.
Vice President Koung is considered Senator Kogar’s nephew in conventional phrases since Koung’s mom is from Nimba County, whereas his father hails from Sinoe County.
Koung was born in Yekepa, Nimba County, additional intertwining household and political relations within the area.
This intertwining raises a important query: Will the chiefs and elders of Nimba County rule towards the nation’s second highest official, Vice President Koung or align with Senator Kogar? The unprecedented nature of this dispute particularly with Kogar’s public confrontations towards the Vice President provides complexity to the standard mediation.
Latest Political Tensions Amongst Chiefs and Elders
The function of Nimba County’s chiefs and elders has lately come underneath scrutiny. Earlier this yr, a number of conventional leaders confronted authorities reprimand after attending a program organized by the Residents Motion for Change (CMC), led by political determine Musa Hassan Bility in Sanniquellie. Though they have been formally invited to grace the occasion, they have been later admonished by county authorities underneath President Joseph Boakai’s administration, urged to reject their involvement.
This episode revealed the fragile stability chiefs and elders should preserve between upholding conventional roles and navigating authorities expectations, significantly when political affiliations come into play.
It additionally raises questions concerning the independence of conventional intermediaries in political disputes like the current battle between Senator Kogar and Vice President Koung.
Because the state of affairs unfolds, the Nimba County chiefs and elders are anticipated to take up the problem of resolving this high-profile battle in a way that honors each conventional customs and political realities.
The end result of their mediation might be carefully watched by native communities and political stakeholders alike.
