Politics in Liberia has been characterised by shifting loyalty and allegiance, disputes, and moments of each non-public and public confrontations amongst as soon as perceived allies when energy modifications. This unmasked the story of Montserrado County Senator Saah Joseph, who has been speaking.
By Lincoln G. Peters
Monrovia, August 11, 2025: Senator Saah Joseph, a outstanding determine in Montserrado County and as soon as a staunch supporter of the previous ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), has been making collection of allegations towards ex-President George M. Weah and different CDC officers these days.
Amongst his claims is that former President Weah reduce off communication and “stored speech” from him for 4 years, regardless of his (Joseph’s) vital function as Chair of the Government within the Liberian Senate throughout Weah’s six-year presidency. This deliberate silence, Sen. Joseph claims, left him susceptible however decided to proceed serving his constituents straight.
Sen. Joseph additional alleges that CDC officers, together with high-ranking celebration executives, masterminded an try on his life by setting his house ablaze in the course of the night time whereas he and his household have been inside.
In accordance with Sen. Joseph, the motivation for this alleged arson was the truth that he obtained extra votes than President Weah in Montserrado County—a feat that, in his personal phrases, was not a deliberate try and overshadow the President however a results of his intensive campaigning and the need of the Liberian folks.
“(A)Lot of issues have occurred, and I’ll communicate to that after I return. Nonetheless, I simply need you to notice that the whole lot that you simply and others have mentioned prior to now, I’ve not mentioned a phrase. To the purpose, my home was set on fireplace as a result of I bought extra votes than Weah. It includes my life. In the present day, I stored that inside me. I by no means mentioned it to anybody. It was by no means my place to have gotten extra votes than President Weah or to cease him from successful elections,” Sen. Joseph continued.
Sen. Joseph’s statements recommend a local weather of inner rivalry throughout the CDC, with electoral efficiency seen as a risk to established hierarchies slightly than a testomony to grassroots help.
His outburst follows accusations by former Montserrado County District #8 Consultant, Moses A. Grey. On the “Spoon Delicate-Evening” dialog, Grey described Sen. Joseph as a traitor, spy, and political opportunist, additional asserting that it was President Weah who introduced Joseph to prominence.
However responding to Grey’s accusation by way of phone from the US, the place he’s on a working go to to the Jefferson Baptist Mission and different companions, Sen. Joseph refuted Grey’s claims and supplied his model of occasions.
He recounted that Grey had, on a number of events, accused him of being a spy for the opposition Unity Celebration and had orchestrated his elimination from CDC’s inner communications (“the chartroom”). He recalled being excluded and reinstated from these circles repeatedly, demonstrating the precarious nature of celebration loyalty.
“So, let me say this to Grey: immediately is the fifth time you will have decided to accuse me. Should you bear in mind, the primary time, you instructed that I be faraway from the CDC and the chartroom as a result of he’s a spy for the Unity Celebration. And instantly, they took me out of the chartroom. After two months, they put me again within the Chartroom. One other time, you mentioned that if Saah Joseph is within the chartroom or inside CDC, you’ll depart. And on that word, they eliminated me, and since then, I’ve not mentioned a phrase.”
Sen. Joseph additionally denied claims that it was President Weah who introduced him to political prominence, saying that he labored with the Jefferson Baptist Mission as Director of Mission for Africa earlier than ex-President Weah requested him to hitch the CDC to faucet into what he had constructed. In accordance with him, he established 4 totally different colleges in Liberia, the place former president Weah visited.
Senator Saah Joseph indicated that upon his return from the US, he intends to handle the press and supply additional clarification concerning each the allegations and his experiences throughout the CDC and the Liberian Senate.
In the meantime, former Rep. Grey rapidly responded, denying the allegations and labeling Sen. Joseph as a “traitor” and “ungrateful particular person.”
This alternate has additional fueled public curiosity and hypothesis concerning the inner workings of the CDC and its management. -Edited by Othello B. Garblah.
