Published: April 15, 2026
MONROVIA — Thomas Fallah, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and a former close ally of George Weah, went on radio Monday and told the ex-president directly: do not run in 2029.
“I don’t think the former president should recontest or even think about contesting in 2029 as president,” Fallah said on Okay FM’s Morning Rush program. “He should rest. He should spend time with his family.”
The remarks from the Lofa County District 1 representative carried particular weight given his history with Weah. Fallah spent years as one of the former president’s most visible political lieutenants before breaking with the Coalition for Democratic Change following the House speakership crisis in 2025, which ended with his expulsion from the party alongside several other lawmakers.
Fallah was careful to frame the comments as counsel rather than confrontation. “That’s a personal decision, but I am his junior brother. I worked with him, I know him very well, and I am offering this as advice — no disrespect,” he said, adding that despite the estrangement there was no personal animosity between them. “We have not spoken for a long time, but there is no beef between us.”
A Party He Says Has Been Hijacked
The sharper edge of Fallah’s remarks was directed not at Weah personally but at the CDC leadership now surrounding him. He argued that the people currently running the party are incapable of delivering on what they are promising the former president.
“Those who are at the helm of the CDC today are not going to deliver what they are promising him,” Fallah said. “I am saying don’t waste your energy, don’t waste your time, because I know them, we know one another.”
He alleged that internal divisions within the CDC run deeper than publicly visible and that the party has been taken over by individuals who no longer reflect its original grassroots character. “There is confusion. It is not public, but I am telling you, it exists,” he said.
Betting on Boakai, Then His Own Generation
Fallah, now a vocal supporter of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, said the political calculus beyond 2029 is straightforward. Secure a second term for Boakai, let him succeed, and then step aside for the next generation, a generation Fallah made clear he sees himself as part of.
“Once we secure a second term for President Boakai and he succeeds, then the next generation will be our generation,” he said. “We will begin to think about providing national leadership — becoming president and vice president.”
Since his expulsion from the CDC during the speakership saga, Fallah has emerged as one of the party’s most persistent public critics, a striking turn for a lawmaker who once helped build the political coalition that carried Weah to the presidency in 2017.
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