Published: January 19, 2026
MONROVIA — Jefferson T. Koijee, a prominent political figure and former mayor of Monrovia, has accused unnamed officials and surrogates aligned with President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung of waging what he described as a coordinated smear and propaganda campaign aimed at damaging his reputation and securing international sanctions against him.
In a strongly worded public statement, Koijee said the alleged campaign was carried out “both nationally and internationally,” claiming that his opponents “spent thousands of dollars lobbying to have me sanctioned,” but failed to achieve their objective.
“They believed that if they talked long enough, loud enough, convincingly enough, the world would turn against me,” Koijee wrote. “But here I am, still standing, still moving.”
Koijee framed the alleged effort as part of a broader political machinery he called the “Boakai and Koung mission,” alleging that his opponents attempted to weaponize narratives, false accusations and rumors to isolate him and permanently damage his public standing.
He offered no documents, names, or specific details to substantiate the claim of lobbying expenditures or any formal sanction push, but insisted the reported effort collapsed because, he said, truth and resilience outlast misinformation.
“The truth has a strange power,” Koijee said, adding that he chose “progress over gossip, growth over noise, results over revenge.”
Sanctions claim and broader warning
In one of the statement’s most pointed passages, Koijee suggested the political climate has deteriorated into what he portrayed as a dangerous pattern of using external pressure and reputational attacks as political tools.
“Yesterday it was individuals who were sanctioned, today under the Boakai and Koung mission the entire country carries the weight of sanctions,” he wrote, without clarifying which specific sanctions he was referencing or providing a timeline.
Koijee said he remained focused and forward-moving despite what he described as sustained hostility, arguing that attempts to “bury” him only revealed the resolve of his purpose.
“Their stamina expires, but purpose never expires,” he said.
Though he did not identify specific individuals behind the alleged propaganda or outline the allegations he said were spread about him, his remarks reflect a growing trend in Liberia’s political discourse: public figures using personal declarations to counter reputational attacks while framing their survival as proof of innocence or strength.
“I was not winning because the lies missed me,” Koijee wrote. “I was winning despite the opposition.”
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