Monrovia-December 5, 2025: A Strout sporter of the previous ruling Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Wantoe Teah Wantoe, has sharply reacted to calls by some members of the get together calling for the removing of former President Geoge M. Weah as political of the get together forward f the 2029 elections.
Weah contested the 2017 presidential and legislative elections and gained former Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai turning into Liberia’s first soccer president of Liberia. Weah’s six years of management was marred by missed reactions as some Liberians accused him of dangerous governance and corruption as a lot of his officers have been sanctioned by the USA State Division.
Mr. Weah additionally contested the 2023 Presidential Election however misplaced to then Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai after serving for under six years.
In current instances, a few of his supporters have been calling for his removing for being smooth, peaceable and never dwelling p to the political actuality. They claimed that the opposition CDC wants sturdy a really sturdy and radical chief to stair the affairs of the get together within the face of the Unity Occasion’s aggressive propaganda and magnificence of management.
However in his response, Mr. Wantoe famous, “You don’t throw away the inspiration of a home as a result of the roof wants fixing,” referring to those that choosing the substitute of the long-time Normal-bearer of the CDC.
“I’ve heard the argument being circulated that former President Weah is “too smooth” or “too peaceable” to steer. I don’t intend to dignify that reasoning as a result of it carries no logic, no strategic depth, and definitely no understanding of the political actuality that faces each the CDC and the nation,” he wrote on his social media web page.
He reminded the callers that peace isn’t weak point including, “Calm isn’t confusion. Restraint isn’t retreat. Liberia has already tasted what occurs when leaders mistake noise for energy and anger for technique. The nation can’t afford that previous script once more. Our democracy stands right this moment as a result of now we have discovered to worth stability over spectacle.”
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Wanto stated the reality stays clear saying, “Weah is precisely what the CDC wants at this second. He’s the get together’s broadest nationwide attraction, its most recognizable political model, and its strongest connection to extraordinary folks throughout the nation. The CDC’s path to energy is constructed on strengthening this capital, not burning it. You don’t throw away the inspiration of a home as a result of the roof wants fixing. You repair the roof and defend the inspiration.”
Mr. Wantoe famous that Weah represents the unifying temperament and peaceable political tradition that the nation respects. That’s not a legal responsibility. It’s an asset. It’s the very factor that permits the CDC to face as a nationwide establishment somewhat than a political choir singing solely to its personal members.
he added, “And since the CDC is an establishment, not an emotion, we should study to like it in the way in which establishments are beloved. With duty, with persistence, with readability, and with the dedication to construct somewhat than tear down. Loving an establishment means strengthening it, reforming it, and guarding what provides it nationwide credibility. That features defending its most beneficial political determine,” he added.
he stated, “If there may be work to be finished, it’s the work of construction, coverage, communication, and group. It’s the work of constructing a contemporary establishment worthy of the Liberian folks. Turning frustration into character assaults doesn’t advance that mission. It solely distracts from it.
“Liberia wants regular fingers. The CDC wants disciplined strengthening. And the get together should love itself sufficient to guard the management and the values that hold it standing,” Wantoe concluded.
