Published: September 16, 2026
MONROVIA — Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Secretary General Jefferson Koijee has vowed to work to remove President Joseph Nyuma Boakai from power, declaring that he intends to make the president “jobless” in the next three years, the same way he says Boakai’s political victory left him without the Monrovia mayoralty.
Koijee made the remarks while accusing President Boakai, Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and the Unity Party of betraying the CDC and falsely associating him with the murder of Charlotte Musu.
“The Vice President Jeremiah Koung was with us for six years, and he betrayed us. My job is to make Mr. Boakai jobless the same way he made me jobless,” Koijee said.
Koung supported the CDC administration under former President George Weah before joining Boakai as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The Boakai-Koung ticket defeated Weah and the CDC in the November 2023 runoff, ending the CDC administration.
Koijee, who served as Monrovia City Mayor during the Weah administration, portrayed Boakai’s victory as the political event that ultimately left him out of government.
He also invoked his shared Kissi ethnic background with President Boakai while questioning what he described as a political contradiction.
“Another Kissi man made it today I’m jobless,” Koijee said. “My responsibility is to ensure that Joseph Boakai becomes jobless in the next three years.”
Charlotte Musu Murder Returns to Political Spotlight
Koijee’s sharpest accusations centered on the February 2023 murder of Charlotte Musu at the Brewerville residence of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott.
The case became one of Liberia’s most closely watched criminal proceedings after prosecutors accused Musu-Scott and three relatives of involvement in the killing.
Koijee accused Boakai and the Unity Party of using the case to damage his political reputation.
“Mr. Boakai and the entire Unity Party lied that I was involved with the murder of that young lady,” he said.
He then made a more serious allegation, claiming that the person he described as the “actual perpetrator” had since been rewarded with a position in the Boakai government.
“Today, the actual perpetrator has been rewarded with a job in this government,” Koijee said.
He pointed to former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott and Nathaniel Toe when discussing people associated with the Charlotte Musu case who have since held government-linked positions.
Musu-Scott Now NOCAL Board Chair
Koijee specifically cited Musu-Scott’s current position as Chairperson of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) Board of Directors.
Musu-Scott and three relatives were convicted in connection with Charlotte Musu’s death before the Supreme Court overturned the convictions and acquitted all four defendants in August 2024.
The Supreme Court’s acquittal did not establish another person as the perpetrator of Charlotte Musu’s murder.
The CDC Secretary nevertheless characterized Musu-Scott’s subsequent government-linked appointment as part of what he called a pattern of rewarding those associated with the case.
“The accused has been released, have been rewarded,” he said.
Musu-Scott’s position as NOCAL board chair is an established fact, but Koijee’s characterization of the appointment as a “reward” is his allegation and has not been independently established as the reason for her appointment.
Toe’s Appointment Also Questioned
Koijee also mentioned Nathaniel Toe, spokesperson for the Musu family during the controversy surrounding Charlotte Musu’s death.
Toe now serves as Superintendent of Maryland County, after President Boakai appointed him.
The former Lord Mayor cited the appointments while questioning what he described as the government’s failure to deliver justice for Charlotte Musu.
“Today the little girl who was murdered is yet to find justice,” he said.
He challenged journalists to shift attention toward identifying the person responsible for Musu’s death.
“What the question should be now from journalists is: What is Mr. Boakai doing to find the perpetrator?” Koijee asked.
Supreme Court Acquits Musu-Scott
Charlotte Musu was killed in February 2023 at the Brewerville residence of Musu-Scott, then Liberia’s former Chief Justice.
Musu-Scott, Rebecca Youdeh Wisner, Gertrude Newton and Alice Johnson were subsequently convicted of murder, criminal conspiracy and making false reports to law enforcement.
The Supreme Court overturned those convictions in August 2024 and acquitted the four defendants.
The Court’s decision did not identify another individual as responsible for Musu’s death, leaving the question of the perpetrator unresolved.
Koijee has maintained that allegations linking him to the murder were politically motivated.
He accused the Unity Party of deliberately misleading Liberians to gain political power and destroy his political standing.
“I’m so confident that all of those people who deceived Liberians, who deliberately lied, and only because they wanted power — some of us, they will not succeed,” Koijee said.
‘My Responsibility’
Koijee’s remarks ultimately returned to President Boakai and his pledge to challenge the administration politically.
He said his objective over the coming years is to mobilize against the president and eventually remove him from power.
“The Vice President’s work is to stay in power; my work is to remove him from power, like he did,” Koijee said.
His comments underscore the increasingly confrontational posture of the CDC toward the Boakai administration, with Koijee framing the political contest as both a struggle over power and what he considers unresolved grievances from the 2023 election.
For Koijee, the dispute also remains personal.
He believes Boakai’s rise to the presidency came at the expense of the CDC leadership that previously governed the country, while Koung’s decision to join Boakai’s ticket represents a betrayal by a former CDC ally.
Koijee has now publicly committed himself to reversing that political outcome.
“My responsibility is to ensure that Joseph Boakai becomes jobless in the next three years,” he said.
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