Published: June 8, 2026
MONROVIA — Citizens Movement for Change Political Leader Musa Hassan Bility launched a nationwide youth mobilization drive over the weekend, naming a new recruitment chief and positioning the party as an election-ready alternative as he urged Liberians to reject what he described as failed leadership.
Bility made the appeal at a ceremony installing Musa S. Kamara as CMC Vice Chair for Recruitment and Mobilization for Montserrado County District No. 12, telling hundreds of supporters that the party was entering a phase built on youth empowerment, community engagement and grassroots development. “We are beginning a new journey, a journey built on real change and a commitment to improving the lives of ordinary Liberians,” he said.
The CMC leader attacked what he called years of unfulfilled political promises, arguing that many elected officials have failed to turn campaign pledges into development. He urged Liberians to demand accountability and to reject what he described as recycled promises from figures who have already held power. “You will not find us making promises from a distance,” he said. “We will be in the communities, working alongside the people.”
Bility said the party’s future would be driven by a new generation of leaders, pointing to the appointment of younger officials as proof. “We are not talking about the future of young people; we are putting the future in their hands,” he said, adding that future appointments would prioritize young men and women.
He announced a major mobilization campaign across Montserrado County later this year, beginning at the community level before culminating in a large public demonstration, and said party structures and mobilization teams would be deployed nationwide. Members, he said, would engage communities directly through volunteer work, sanitation projects and grassroots development rather than waiting for the next election cycle.
Looking ahead, Bility pledged that a CMC-led administration would prioritize infrastructure, education, healthcare and community development, citing improved rural road access, expanded electricity, free education through the university level and healthcare programs aimed at reducing preventable deaths. He argued that despite Liberia’s natural resource wealth, many citizens remain trapped in poverty. “The power is in your hands,” he said. “You gave it, and you can take it back.”
Accepting his appointment, Kamara pledged an aggressive nationwide membership drive and called on young professionals, women and marginalized groups to take a more direct role in governance. He described his move from the private and public sectors into political leadership as a sign that professionals should engage more directly in national development. “Nation-building is a shared responsibility,” he said. “Every sector of society must contribute to shaping Liberia’s future.”
Kamara said the recruitment strategy would focus on stronger local structures, leadership development and community-based mobilization, reaching students, market women, business owners, farmers, religious groups and others, with targeted programs to include women and persons living with disabilities. “Our goal is not simply to increase numbers,” he said. “We want to build a committed, informed, and active membership capable of advancing the party’s vision at every level.”
The ceremony, held at the Stephen A. Tolbert Estate football field along the Japan Freeway in District No. 12, drew hundreds of supporters. Community and religious leaders, market women and representatives of persons living with disabilities addressed the gathering, in what party leaders called the start of an intensified push to expand the CMC’s grassroots network ahead of future elections.
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