Published: September 21, 2026
GANTA – Nimba County has little to show for producing Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and is shut out of President Joseph Boakai’s inner circle, former Nimba lawmaker Cllr. Garrison Doldeh Yealue Jr. said Saturday in Nimba, warning the county not to stake its political future on the Unity Party.
By Gibson Gee
“Today, in this president’s government, Nimba is not even in the president’s kitchen cabinet,” Yealue said. “No Nimba minister is part of the president’s kitchen cabinet. When decisions are made, it’s made in their absence.”
Yealue acknowledged that several Nimba citizens hold senior government posts, including ministerial and deputy ministerial positions, but questioned whether those appointments give the county real political influence.
Nimba was one of the Boakai-Koung ticket’s strongest bases in 2023, giving it 59.53% of the vote in the first round and 74.14% in the runoff. Yealue said that support was instrumental in the ticket’s victory and should have bought the county more than ceremonial recognition.
“The first thing we will get is a higher vote percentage, the vote that came from Nimba making it a party to win,” he said. “So, us having the vice presidency is, what benefit do we get?”
He said Nimba needs positions that directly affect its people’s lives. “I will not want to have a loss-rate position and our people suffer. I want a position that impacts the life of the Nimba people,” he said.
‘You Cannot Gamble Our Future’
Yealue questioned whether Koung can count on being the Unity Party’s future presidential candidate, and warned against tying Nimba’s fortunes to the party alone.
“What is the guarantee that the Unity Party will carry Vice President Koung?” he asked. “There’s no guarantee. So you cannot gamble our future.”
He urged Nimba citizens to keep relationships across political parties, an approach he called “unity in diversity,” so the county’s interests are protected no matter which party holds power.
“We will always be Nimba citizens,” he said. “And because we will always be Nimba citizens, it is why we should do all we can to protect.”
Yealue on Johnson-Weah Relationship
Yealue also said that had the Coalition for Democratic Change won the 2023 election, he planned to reconcile former President George Weah and the late Sen. Prince Yormie Johnson.
“If CDC had won the election, my plan was to make peace between Senator Johnson and President Weah,” he said. “To build their relationship back.”
He said his political disagreements with Johnson did not stop them from working together on issues affecting Nimba citizens.
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