MONROVIA-Montserrado County Senator Saah H. Joseph has formally resigned from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), ending his practically 20 years membership and reference to the get together to an finish.
His resignation comes on the heels of a harmful revelation about his former get together and the formation of a brand new get together which paperwork seen by this information outlet confirmed.
The Individuals’s Motion Get together (PAP) will now be added to rising listing of registered political events in Liberia’s political governance bailiwick.
Joseph, an ally of former President George Weah, has been a part of the CDC as a lawmaker since 2011, representing District #13 earlier than he was elected Senator in 2020 to exchange late Senator Geraldine Doe-Sheriff, then a warrior of the CDC who later broke ranks with it.
Sources on the Nationwide Elections Fee say the registration of PAP is sort of full, and an official announcement is predicted quickly.
Senator Joseph is reportedly eyeing the 2029 presidential election, and his choice to interrupt away from CDC comes at a time when a number of high members have already resigned or publicly distanced themselves from the get together.
Previous to the announcement of his new political institution, Senator Joseph posted on his social media web page “within the coming days, if not weeks, “Count on to have a newly mass-based revolutionary Political Get together, Proposed “Individuals’s Motion Get together (PAP).”
He added, “This Get together, PAP will probably be a celebration for the individuals and can carry complete reduction to quite a few challenges we now have been confronted with as a rustic.”
With the departure of Sen. Joseph, political observers, together with former Senator Milton Teahjay and ex-Solicitor Basic Sayma Cephus, say CDC’s future seems unsure.
The previous ruling CDC is present process troubling instances with a few of its high officers in stated to be quitting the political get together that introduced them to prominence.
“I’m writing to tell you of my choice to resign as a member of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), efficient instantly. This choice has not been taken flippantly, and I admire the alternatives I’ve needed to serve our nation by way of the CDC,” he stated in his communication dated August 9, 2025.
He praised CDC’s function as a grassroots get together based in 2005, saying it performed a pivotal function in Liberian politics, progress, and improvement.
He nevertheless asserted that “I’ve come to understand that my imaginative and prescient for Liberia’s future and my private worth is now not aligned with the get together’s path”.
The CDC Govt member expressed gratitude to the management, members, and supporters of the CDC for his or her dedication and laborious work over time he was with the get together.
He pressured: “I’ve been honored to serve alongside such a gifted and dedicated group of people.’
Joseph who served as CDC Marketing campaign Chairman for Montserrado County throughout the 2023 presidential elections, assured the residents of his dedication to maintain working of their curiosity.
“As I transfer ahead, I’m dedicated to persevering with my service to the individuals of Montserrado County and Liberia. I’ll all the time cherish the experiences and classes realized throughout my time with the CDC,” he stated.
In postwar Liberia, Senator Joseph is the one particular person to win the Senate seat of Montserrado as a candidate of a ruling party-he did it twice.
It’s also gathered that no senatorial candidate of the CDC has ever gotten extra votes than the CDC Commonplace Bearer (former president resident Weah) in Montserrado; a feast he achieved.
In 2023, Weah received 319,366, Boakai received 322,166, whereas Joseph received 375,392.
As a lawmaker, he has made a big impact on Montserrado County and its residents, constructing markets and colleges throughout the county.
His improvement undertakings reportedly made him well-liked within the district earlier than becoming a member of the CDC by way of former Chairman Adama Sombola to contest on the get together’s ticket in 2011.
A few of his supporters argued that Senator Joseph was already earlier than coming to public service and was not made by the CDC.
Alphonso Toweh
Has been within the career for over twenty years. He has labored for a lot of worldwide media retailers together with: West Africa Journal, Africa Week Journal, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Instances, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He’s the present correspondent for Reuters
He holds first MA with honors in Worldwide Relations and a candidate for second grasp in Worldwide Peace research and Battle Decision from the College of Liberia.
