GBARNGA, Bong County — Senator Prince Moye has been accused by members of the Unity Party in Bong County of orchestrating a protest aimed at discrediting Superintendent Hawa Norris.
Speaking to journalists in Gbarnga, a group of Unity Party supporters alleged that Moye mobilized loyalists within the party’s youth wing to stage a demonstration in an effort to tarnish Norris’s reputation before President Joseph Boakai.
“The individuals who protested are the same ones employed at public institutions in the county through the influence of Senator Moye,” said Clarence Saul, a Unity Party supporter.
The protest, held Monday at the Gbarnga Administration Building, called for Superintendent Norris’s resignation. Demonstrators accused her of appointing opposition figures to key county positions—an act they claimed betrayed Unity Party supporters who campaigned for the party’s 2023 election victory.
Supporters of Superintendent Norris dismissed the accusations as baseless and politically motivated. They praised her leadership and cited ongoing development projects across Bong County.
“We campaigned for inclusivity, and that’s exactly what Madam Norris is delivering,” one supporter said. “She has done tremendously well in terms of development. If anyone should be questioned about working without campaigning, it should be Minister Bill McGill Jones, who contributed nothing to the campaign but is now holding a lucrative position.”
Addressing corruption allegations made by the protesters, Saul claimed that the contractors involved in county projects were recommended by Senator Moye himself.
“The superintendent has never awarded contracts in exchange for kickbacks,” Saul said. “In fact, most of the contractors were recommended by Senator Moye.”
The group accused Moye of using the protest to advance personal political ambitions and warned against any attempt to remove Superintendent Norris based on what they described as fabricated claims.
“Superintendent Norris will only be removed over our dead bodies,” one supporter said. “Moye pretends to care for Bong County, but his actions show he’s more interested in enriching himself at the expense of the people.”
Senator Moye has not officially responded to the allegations. However, some of his close associates have taken to social media to defend him and criticize Norris.
Martin Lawor, a former spokesperson for Moye, posted on Facebook:
“When men were being led by the political arrowhead, where were you? Dare not take our muteness for weakness. We suffered and bore the scars of rejection, hate, and attacks. When you come and survive on patronage, appreciate those who fought.”
The post was widely interpreted as a jab at Norris, who reportedly lived in the United States during the 2023 elections and returned after the Unity Party’s victory.
In a follow-up post, Lawor added:
“Don’t let people fool you! You got here because of the tireless efforts of these people and the foot soldiers. Respect them!”
Queens Cassell, another supporter of Senator Moye, also denied his involvement in organizing the protest.
“We know y’all been very disrespectful for years, but you see that issue about Bong #1 sponsoring protests against the Sup is the highest form of disrespect,” she wrote. “Y’all ask yourself good-good—if he really needed protest for his message to reach the president? Even K2 students can never believe this.”
Tensions between Moye and Norris reportedly escalated after she introduced her pastor, James Paye, to President Boakai earlier this month. Paye, described as Norris’s spiritual father and a known supporter of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, received a four-door pickup from Boakai—a gesture that reportedly angered Moye and some religious leaders aligned with the Unity Party.
The rift appears to be widening in Bong County as the fallout continues between the Unity Party senator and the county superintendent.
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