Published: October 26, 2026
MONROVIA — Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas P. Fallah has publicly apologized to elders of Foya District, Lofa County, over his role in the 2023 elections, which were marked by political tensions and deadly clashes between rival supporters.
By Masefane Konneh
Addressing the elders, whom he described as his in-laws, Fallah said he was setting aside his pride as a political leader to seek forgiveness for events surrounding the elections.
“Politically, I want to say sorry to the elders of Foya, my in-laws. I stand here to say to you sorry! I am very sorry for what happened in 2023,” Fallah said.
“To the elders, I am putting my pride as a man, as a leader. I have laid my pride down to say to you, never mind,” he added.
Fallah’s apology comes against the background of political tensions in Foya during the 2023 presidential and legislative elections, when he and Francis Sakila Nyumalin contested the representative seat for Lofa County’s Electoral District 1.
Fallah, running on the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) ticket, defeated Nyumalin, then a Unity Party candidate.
The electoral contest was accompanied by clashes involving supporters of rival political camps. Reports of election-related violence in Foya included deaths and injuries, prompting calls for accountability and reconciliation.
Nyumalin later became Minister of Internal Affairs under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
Efforts to address the divisions continued after the elections. In July 2024, political supporters disrupted a peace and reconciliation dialogue in Foya to address election-related violence and other disputes.
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