Monrovia – Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe has described as an act of “gangsterism” towards critics and opposition politicians in Liberia, the unruly conduct of authorities of the Ministry of Data, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) beneath the Unity Social gathering (UP) led-Authorities of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
By Obediah Johnson, [email protected]
Senator Snowe noticed that authorities at MICAT are within the fixed behavior of utilizing public platforms accorded them to rain verbal assaults and insults towards opposition politicians and critics of the federal government.
He named former Liberian President George Manneh Weah, former Vice President Jewel Howard -Taylor, the Political Chief of the Various Nationwide Congress (ANC) Alexander Cummings, Senators Crayton Duncan and Amara Konneh of Sinoe and Gbarpolu in addition to the previous President of the Liberia Council of Church buildings (LCC) Bishop Kortu Brown as some victims of unhealthy feedback from officers of MICAT.
Elevating the priority throughout common sitting within the Chambers of the Liberian Senate on Thursday, October 16, 2025, Snowe additionally recalled an identical verbal assault towards his character, when he was accused by MICAT of planning to destabilize the nation.
He claimed that the alleged motion of authorities of MICAT runs opposite to their assigned duties and tasks.
“We’ve an issue on this nation and the issue is facilitated by taxpayers’ cash. Our Ministry of Data has turned to a platform to assault vital voices within the nation. The Ministry used demeaning feedback towards former President Weah, Cummings and others, Snowe acknowledged.
He pressured that public officers, particularly these heading MICAT, shouldn’t use the federal government’s info dissemination platform to assault vital voices.
He identified that Data Minister Jerolinmek Mathew Piah and others ought to make use of their casual evening time radio platform to answer critics, as a substitute of utilizing the federal government’s platform setup by taxpayers’ cash to take action.
“That is very severe. The Minister and others have a platform at evening they will go to, take into account it as an off-the-cuff sector and say what they wish to say there. However if you go to the Ministry of Data and you start to assault vital voices and insult nationwide leaders-I believe that they’re looting the requirements of that ministry and it’s turning extra to a gangsterism scenario.”
Snowe maintained that authorities at MICAT may prolong related unruly conduct to others sooner or later if actions are usually not taken.
“Even within the nation at this time, persons are simply insulting one another. However the premise is which the Ministry of Data as a result of if you happen to utilizing the federal government’s platform to begin insulting individuals, they’ll assume that insulting is regular within the nation.’’
Snowe additional recalled that although he formally complained to the Liberian Senate on the destabilization of the nation and a gathering was held with the Ministers of Data and Justice together with the management of the Senate, nothing has been achieved in regards to the accusation.
He added that the accusation levied towards him by the federal government is affecting him personally, and his fame exterior of Liberia. He, nevertheless, pressured the necessity for actions to be taken by the Senate to deal with the scenario.
“The Ministry lied on me and it’s affecting me on the worldwide scene. I’m informing the Senate that if nothing is completed about it, I must seek the advice of my lawyer and I’ll go to court docket. However my title should be cleared. I don’t assume it’s the job of the Ministry of Data to lie on vital voices and insult individuals within the nation,” he acknowledged.
Snowe talked about that if critics of the federal government, particularly lawmakers can’t be protected for his or her views throughout legislative deliberations, they will not be protected anyplace else.
