Monrovia – Former Monrovia Metropolis Mayor and Secretary Common of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson T. Koijee, has launched a scathing assault on the ruling Unity Occasion (UP), accusing it of ascending to energy via “a harmful sample of propaganda, falsehoods, and politically motivated assaults.”
By J.H. Webster Clayeh (0886729972) – [email protected]
In an article titled “The Untold Fact: How Unity Occasion Climbed to Energy on Falsehoods and Propaganda,” Koijee recounted incidents he claimed have been orchestrated to tarnish his picture and weaken opposition to now-President Joseph Boakai.
He pointed to the January 5, 2025, discovery of a container loaded with firearms on the Freeport of Monrovia as one instance. In accordance with him, with none proof or investigation, UP partisans and surrogates linked him to the scandal in a bid to discredit him.
“It was a transparent demonstration of their desperation for energy. Fearing my God-given present and seeing me as a serious menace to their ambitions, the Unity Occasion maliciously painted me because the face behind scandals I knew nothing about,” Koijee acknowledged.
The CDC Secretary Common additional alleged that key figures throughout the UP and its alliance pushed the narrative towards him with out ever producing proof.
Koijee additionally cited the November 23, 2023, incident on the UP headquarters on Broad Avenue, which left a number of folks injured and three useless. He stated UP supporters branded him a “home terrorist” and blamed him for the violence — an accusation he insists has since unraveled.
“Quick ahead to 2025, the reality has surfaced. The precise perpetrator, Lawrence Ok. Williams, has been arrested and is now below investigation. The place are those that as soon as shouted so loudly that I used to be responsible?” Koijee questioned.
He lamented what he described because the silence of his accusers following the arrest of the alleged perpetrator, whereas accusing President Boakai of “sponsoring and tolerating all the falsehoods” towards him.
In accordance with Koijee, such ways pose a grave menace to Liberia’s democracy, its establishments, and the lives of harmless residents.
“False accusations are usually not simply geared toward destroying me,” he wrote. “They forged a protracted shadow over each younger Liberian who seems as much as me, each household who prays for justice, and each citizen who dares to imagine within the promise of fact.”
Calling for neutral justice and a rejection of “trial by propaganda,” Koijee urged Liberians to carry leaders accountable and resist what he described as a rising tradition of smear campaigns.
“Our future can’t be constructed on propaganda,” he stated. “We should reject the toxic tradition of smear campaigns and reclaim Liberia’s path of justice, fact, and integrity.”
Koijee’s remarks come at a time of heightened political stress, because the Boakai administration continues to face scrutiny over governance, appointments, and human rights considerations. The Unity Occasion has but to formally reply to his allegations.
In the meantime, the worldwide neighborhood — together with the European Union, U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, and African Union — continues to observe Liberia’s political local weather, urging adherence to democratic rules and respect for the rule of regulation.
