Monrovia — A heated public change has erupted between former Monrovia Metropolis Mayor and Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Secretary Normal Jefferson Koijee and Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, with each males buying and selling sharp accusations and rebuttals over integrity, governance, and up to date Senate actions.
Koijee ignited the controversy in a prolonged and blistering Fb put up, portraying Senator Dillon as a “soulless opportunist” and accusing him of hypocrisy, political inconsistency, and corruption.
Dillon is a rating member of the Liberty Get together. He and his social gathering aligned with the ruling Unity Get together in 2023. That alliance was pivotal within the election of President Joseph Boakai.
Drawing on historical past, Koijee alleged that Dillon has repeatedly aligned himself with these in energy whereas abandoning earlier rhetoric on transparency and accountability.
Koijee accused Dillon of defending the Charles Taylor authorities following the 1997 homicide of Samuel Saye Dokie and his household whereas serving as a authorized aide on the Ministry of Justice. He accused the Montserrado Senator of getting a “checkered previous,” together with alleged skilled misconduct and dishonesty. He stated Dillon actively promotes incompetence and patronage throughout the present Joseph Boakai administration.
In response to him, Dillon is complicit in corruption by way of alleged kickbacks from political appointees loyal to him; and remained conspicuously silent on what Koijee described as obtrusive pink flags within the Draft 2026 Nationwide Price range, together with elevated legislative spending and heavy reliance on one-off revenues.
He additionally accused him of betraying marketing campaign guarantees, together with a pledge to restrict his wage, whereas allegedly benefiting from illicit positive factors.
Koijee additionally accused Dillon of harboring hostility towards the individuals of Nimba County, citing previous statements and actions involving the late Senator Prince Y. Johnson and more moderen criticism of Labor Minister Cllr. Cooper Kruah, Sr.
In response, Senator Dillon pushed again towards no less than one central allegation — that he supported the affirmation of Fatima Bintu Sirleaf as Deputy Minister for City Affairs, a nominee Koijee claims lied beneath oath.
In a short assertion, Dillon dismissed the declare as “deceptive and uninformed,” explaining that he didn’t vote throughout the affirmation.
“I presided over the Senate that day. A presiding officer doesn’t vote until there’s a tie,” Dillon stated, including pointedly, “Even the media might be intentionally uninformed typically.”
Dillon’s clarification emphasised Senate process, noting that no tie occurred throughout the affirmation, thereby barring him from voting.
Nonetheless, Koijee swiftly fired again, arguing that Dillon’s clarification solely bolstered, reasonably than dispelled, the broader critique.
In response to Koijee, the problem just isn’t merely whether or not Dillon forged a vote, however whether or not he publicly opposed or condemned what he described as perjury throughout the affirmation course of.
“Silence within the face of perjury just isn’t neutrality; it’s complicity,” Koijee wrote, additional alleging that Dillon, as a rating member of the related Senate committee, performed a job in granting the nominee a “second probability” earlier than her eventual affirmation.
Koijee accused Dillon of lowering the Senate’s oversight function to “farce” and questioned his health to proceed serving, asserting that expediency has changed precept in Dillon’s public conduct.
The change has drawn widespread consideration on social media, reflecting deeper political tensions between the ruling Unity Get together-led authorities and opposition figures linked to the previous CDC administration.
