Published: May 15, 2026
MONROVIA – Alvin Wesseh, a senior official of the former ruling Congress for Democratic Change says Liberia cannot mark Unification Day while citizens face unemployment, insecurity, and political repression, using the national holiday to launch a blistering attack on President Joseph Boakai’s administration.
Speaking at a press conference in Sinkor on Thursday, Wesseh, Vice Chair for Operations and Political Education of the CDC, said the holiday has been “desecrated” under the current government. “There is no unification in joblessness and insecurity and lawlessness in the country,” Wesseh told reporters. “We cannot celebrate unification when motorcyclists are in tears, when the masses of our poor people are made homeless and their houses burned.”
The former Assistant Minister for Research and Extension also confirmed an earlier claim made by Ambassador at Large Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh on OK FM that former President George Weah and President Joseph Boakai are not speaking to each other. “Nothing has been done about it,” Wesseh said, calling the silence between the two leaders a sign of the administration’s failure to foster national cohesion.
He accused Boakai of undermining national unity through actions against opposition figures and legislative interference. While there were challenges as they are today during the administration of his political institution, he was particular in citing the removal of former House Speaker Jonathan F. Koffa and the political standoff involving Representative Yekeh Kolubah as examples, calling the moves “illegal and unconstitutional.” “How can you call for unification when you went after Yekeh Kolubah only because he disagreed with you politically?” Wesseh said, noting that the administration manipulated the legislature and undermined his constitutional and democratic franchise, the right to free expression.
He also criticized the government over rising water prices and alleged instability along the Liberia-Guinea border, adding, “You are nothing but a symbol of crisis, conflict, violence, and political pandemonium.”
Government rejects involvement
The Government of Liberia has previously denied involvement in the disputes referenced by Wesseh. During the political standoff over Koffa’s removal, the Ministry of Information said the crisis was an internal matter within the CDC. Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, Daniel Sando rejected claims from former President Weah that the Unity Party administration financed lawmakers to unseat the Speaker, and said the Boakai administration had no role in any alleged bribery scheme.
The disputes over Koffa’s removal and Kolubah’s political battles have become two of Liberia’s most divisive legislative crises in recent years, drawing responses from the judiciary, opposition parties, and civil society groups.
Liberia observes National Unification Day on May 14, a holiday established by law to promote national cohesion.
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