MONROVIA – The Financial Freedom Fighters of Liberia (EFFL) has issued a two-year ultimatum to the Unity Celebration (UP)-led authorities, warning that failure to satisfy the expectations of the Liberian individuals will lead to organized resistance.
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
EFFL Commander-In-Chief Emmanuel Gonquoi delivered the assertion through the commissioning of the occasion’s Montserrado County officers, criticizing the federal government’s efficiency and accusing officers of betrayal and poor governance.
“A sleeping lion isn’t a lifeless lion. In your try to carry the tail of the sleeping lion you’ll have your self guilty,” Gonquoi mentioned. “In your sweat, in your blood, in your sacrifices, these ministers at present are having fun with… We’re watching them. The identical approach we introduced them to energy, the identical approach, if we prepared at present, we are going to convey them down from energy.”
Gonquoi pressured that the EFFL performed a vital function within the Unity Celebration’s 2023 election victory, particularly in countering the then-ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), when the UP remained largely silent.
“When CDC was transferring from battle cry to battle cry, no one from the Unity Celebration might get up. Nobody from the Rescue Mission might get up. It took us—we sacrificed our lives to maneuver from neighborhood to neighborhood,” he mentioned.
He warned that the EFFL’s alliance with the Unity Celebration shouldn’t be seen as a political compromise or weak point however as a conditional partnership rooted in shared guarantees to the Liberian individuals.
“All of the disrespect from ministers, all of the disrespects from the federal government—we’re quiet, we’re watching them,” Gonquoi acknowledged.
He additional accused present authorities officers of hypocrisy, arguing that those that as soon as opposed corruption and misrule below the CDC are actually replicating the identical behaviors.
“To the corrupt officers, the profession politicians, and the financial vampires: We’re watching you. We’re coming —not with violence — however with organized resistance. We’ll expose your theft, problem your insurance policies, awaken the individuals. And when the individuals rise, no wall shall be excessive sufficient to guard you,” Gonquoi warned.
Gonquoi mentioned the commissioning of Montserrado County officers marks a brand new chapter within the EFFL’s battle for financial justice and nationwide transformation. He described the officers not simply as political representatives, however as revolutionaries with a sacred obligation to steer with integrity and objective.
“We’re not merely commissioning leaders — we’re commissioning revolutionaries. We’re giving a sacred cost to women and men who should rise above self-interest, above consolation, and above concern to hold the hopes and cries of a complete individuals,” he mentioned.
This improvement comes because the Unity Celebration faces rising criticism from civil society organizations and political actors over its tempo of reforms and governance fashion.
