Published: March 26, 2025
MONROVIA – The National Youth League of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has dismissed Naymote Partners for Democratic Development’s Year-One Performance Report on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai as politically motivated and deceptive.
The report stated that President Boakai has fulfilled only 4% of his 126 campaign promises, urging the government to accelerate efforts to meet its commitments. Naymote’s Executive Director, Mr. Eddie D. Jarwolo, disclosed that just five of the President’s promises have been fully implemented, primarily in the areas of governance and youth empowerment.
According to Naymote, the assessment—conducted under the President Meter Project (Boakai Meter)—evaluates the Unity Party-led government’s progress from January to December 2024.
However, at a press conference held on March 25, 2025, at the CDC headquarters in Congo Town, Acting Youth League Chairman Alvin C. Wesseh rejected the report, calling it a deliberate attempt to distort the administration’s first-year performance.
“This so-called assessment is nothing more than a political shield designed to protect Boakai from accountability,” Wesseh stated. “The report is riddled with contradictions and deceptions, exaggerating government achievements while ignoring critical failures.”
Wesseh argued that the report failed to hold the Boakai-Koung administration accountable for worsening economic and social conditions nationwide. While acknowledging that only five of 126 promises have been completed, he criticized Naymote for classifying 80 promises as “ongoing” without providing measurable benchmarks.
Naymote also classified 17 promises as “not rated” due to insufficient data. Wesseh emphasized that this lack of transparency underscores the government’s inefficiency.
“Major sectors—including agriculture, education, health, and infrastructure—remain in crisis and underfunded,” he said. “Yet the report creates a misleading impression of progress.”
The CDC Youth League challenged Naymote to explain why the report failed to address key economic indicators. Wesseh pointed to rising inflation, high unemployment, and increasing government borrowing—factors he said threaten Liberia’s financial stability.
“We refuse to accept this politically motivated deception,” he asserted, calling for an independent audit of all ‘ongoing’ projects and a transparent assessment of the Boakai administration’s first-year performance.
“We urge Naymote to stop spreading misinformation and propaganda,” he added.
CDC Youth League Supports Protesting MCSS Students
The CDC Youth League also expressed solidarity with Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) students who staged protests after their teachers went on strike over unpaid salaries.
Wesseh condemned the situation, describing it as disgraceful that students are being denied access to education due to the government’s failure to meet its obligations to educators.
“This crisis exposes the Boakai administration’s failure to prioritize education and youth development,” he said. “We also denounce the police brutality against protesting students and demand the immediate release of the more than seven students arrested.”
Following the protest—which saw students sustain injuries and suffer from police teargas—the Liberia National Police (LNP) released three of the detained students.
CDC Youth League Opposes Motorcycle Ban
The Youth League further criticized the government’s “No-Go-Zone” restrictions on commercial motorcycles in Monrovia, calling the policy an economic assault on struggling Liberians trying to earn a living.
“The government’s refusal to lift these arbitrary bans—now backed by a disappointing judicial ruling—reveals systemic neglect of citizens’ rights under President Boakai and the Unity Party,” Wesseh stated.
The Youth League demanded the immediate reconsideration of the policy and the reintegration of motorcyclists into the transportation sector.
“We call for fair, regulated conditions for their operations instead of this reactionary ban,” Wesseh added. “End the targeted oppression of motorcyclists and ‘keh-keh’ [tricycle] riders.”
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