By: Kruah Thompson
Info Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has questioned the pastoral credibility of former President George Weah, saying the previous Liberian chief’s current public feedback contradict the ethical and non secular requirements anticipated of somebody who presents himself as a pastor.
Talking throughout his finish of 12 months message on the Forky Klon Jlateh Household Fellowship Church on Sunday, December 28, 2025, former President Weah, founder and pastor of the church, criticized the Boakai administration, accusing it of mishandling public protests, suppressing dissent via arrests and heavy policing, and failing to provoke any main growth initiatives impartial of these inherited from the previous authorities.
Responding throughout the Ministry of Info’s common press briefing in Monrovia on Tuesday, Minister Piah questioned why the previous President selected the pulpit for political commentary moderately than utilizing radio, newspapers, or different conventional media platforms. He famous that whereas President Boakai and different politicians interact the general public via open media platforms, Mr. Weah has as a substitute “turned the church right into a political theater.”
Piah careworn that there should be a transparent separation between faith and politics. “There’s a separation between politics, the church, and the mosque. Political actions belong within the political house, whereas the church is supposed for worship and non secular steering,” he stated. “While you flip the church right into a political enviornment, the query turns into whether or not it’s really a spot of worship.”
The knowledge minister accused the previous President of utilizing the pulpit to “unfold misinformation,” including that worshippers go to church anticipating messages of salvation, not political rhetoric.
Piah additional highlighted what he described as a “damaged system” inherited from the Weah administration, whereas additionally outlining achievements of the present authorities, together with Liberia securing a seat on the UN Common Meeting, growth of LEC companies to distant communities, and different ongoing growth initiatives.
He additionally referenced communication from the European Union Delegation to Liberia regarding what he stated had been questionable monetary withdrawals beneath the Weah authorities, describing the state of affairs as “embarrassing for the nation.”
Accordingly, Minister Piah referenced scripture to warning the previous President, stating that “I can’t communicate harshly to you, however I’ll remind you that the very Bible upon which that church is constructed says: ‘Be not deceived; God will not be mocked: for in any respect a person soweth, that shall he additionally reap.’”
He known as on Mr. Weah to chorus from utilizing the church pulpit for political messaging and what he described as falsehoods.
