Thursday, October 14, 2010

VARNEY SHERMAN A “POLITICAL BAT”: INPFL Former Field Marshal Prince Y. Johnson Declares on Liberia Return

- Steve Jarvis, FPA STAFF WRITER
Source: FrontPage Africa


Monrovia -

INPFL Former Field Marshal/CIC
("COMBAT READY" Prince Y. Johnson)
now Senator
The presidential aspirant of the National Union for Democratic Progress (NULP), Sen. Prince Yormie Jonson says when it comes to politics, Cllr. Varney Sherman is not a man of his calibre, “he is a political bat”.

Aspirant Johnson who is also senior senator of Nimba County, pointed out, “I love Cllr. Sherman because he married a woman from Nimba, but, politically, he doesn’t know what he wants, he is a failure and I am a success”.

Sen. Johnson recalled that during the run-off process of the 2005 elections which witnessed a tense political battle between the Unity Party and the Congress For Democratic Change, he and Cllr. Sherman declared their support for George Weah’s CDC, adding, “I am surprised today that Varney has gone the other way but, we are still going to defeat him”.

NEC’S Fromayan

Sen. Johnson used the occasion to heap praises on the Chairman of the Elections Commission James Fromayan for working assiduously to certificate his NUDP party as a full fledged political party while he was away.

He indicated “we have denounced armed struggle to go through the criteria of organizing a political party, so if you deny my party, then you are against change’.

He noted: “I want to thank the Commissioners and the Board of Commissioners because, they did not allow outside influence to dictate their course”.

Said Sen. Johnson, “I went to the Elections Commission and said thank you, thank you because, you did not condone external influence to have effect on you and we also say thank you because we believe and have explicit confidence in you”.

George Weah’s CDC

Speaking further, the NUDP standard bearer intoned that Weah’s CDC was hijacked and denied the elections victory in 2005, “we must reject undemocratic system, this is why we are calling on government to ensure free and fair elections in the country”.

Said he: the 2005 elections was rigged and taken from Oppong, but for us we will prefer going to court”, adding, “ you defeated Oppong and he left, so are going to defeat you too and you will leave too”.

Ellen’s Unity Party

Speaking of Ellen, Sen.Johnson noted that he loves Pres. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf so dearly and has a lot of respect for her but advised her to honorably resign and leave power, having asked the Liberian people to rule for a single term.

He continued: she supported the revolution against the late Pres. Doe and she played meaningful roles in the 1985 abortive Quiwonkpa invasion, noting, “I knew that she was a strong woman that could lead this nation, while I served as Chief of Operation of Defense Intelligence at the time, this is why we informed her about every plot on her life”.

He urged the people of Grand Gedeh County to forget about their differences and unite, saying, we were ‘youlee’ before and will still continue to be called ‘youlee’, so “don’t follow this UP led government that is already on its way out”.

Sen. Johnson emphasized that his NUDP party was going to defeat the UP led government, “let us go to the battlefield, this is surely going to be David and Goliath

He said he is not perturbed by the multitude of vehicles the Unity Party parades, “but even if we have only a single pick-up, we are still going to defeat them, adding, they borrowed money from their children from overseas, this is why they have given them all of the companies to operate as a means of paying back, we don’t want to take money from people then when we win we become compelled to take the Liberian people money and give it away as pay back”.

Commenting further, the NUDP Leader pointed out that the Unity Party administration has not done much to develop the country. He indicated that at 163 years, the nation is endowed with natural resources, but yet still have bad roads. “As I win the next elections come 2011, we are going to usher in new democratic governance that will transform this nation for a positive change.”

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Drawing the line in Liberia

Crimes sponsored, committed, or masterminded by handful of individuals cannot be blamed upon an entire nationality. In this case, Liberians! The need for post-war justice is a step toward lasting peace, stability and prosperity for Liberia. Liberia needs a war crimes tribunal or some credible legal forum that is capable of dealing with atrocities perpetrated against defenseless men, women and children during the country's brutal war. Without justice, peace shall remain elusive and investment in Liberia will not produce the intended results. - Bernard Gbayee Goah



Men with unhealthy characters should not champion any noble cause

They pretend to advocate the cause of the people when their deeds in the dark mirror nothing else but EVIL!!
When evil and corrupt men try to champion a cause that is so noble … such cause, how noble it may be, becomes meaningless in the eyes of the people - Bernard Gbayee Goah.

If Liberia must move forward ...

If Liberia must move forward in order to claim its place as a civilized nation amongst world community of nations, come 2017 elections, Liberians must critically review the events of the past with honesty and objectivity. They must make a new commitment to seek lasting solutions. The track records of those who are presenting themselves as candidates for the position of "President of the Republic of Liberia" must be well examined. Liberians must be fair to themselves because results from the 2011 elections will determine the future of Liberia’s unborn generations to come - Bernard Gbayee Goah

Liberia's greatest problem!

While it is true that an individual may be held responsible for corruption and mismanagement of funds in government, the lack of proper system to work with may as well impede the process of ethical, managerial, and financial accountability - Bernard Gbayee Goah

What do I think should be done?

The situation in Liberia is Compound Complex and cannot be fixed unless the entire system of government is reinvented.
Liberia needs a workable but uncompromising system that will make the country an asylum free from abuse, and other forms of corruption.
Any attempt to institute the system mentioned above in the absence of rule of law is meaningless, and more detrimental to Liberia as a whole - Bernard Gbayee Goah

Liberia's Natural Resources
Besides land water and few other resources, most of Liberia’s dependable natural resources are not infinite, they are finite and therefore can be depleted.
Liberia’s gold, diamond, and other natural resources will not always be an available source of revenue generation for its people and its government. The need to invent a system in government that focuses on an alternative income generation method cannot be over emphasized at this point - Bernard Gbayee Goah

Liberia needs a proper system
If Liberians refuse to erect a proper system in place that promotes the minimization of corruption and mismanagement of public funds by government institutions, and individuals, there will come a time when the value of the entire country will be seen as a large valueless land suited on the west coast of Africa with some polluted bodies of waters and nothing else. To have no system in place in any country is to have no respect for rule of law. To have no respect for rule of law is to believe in lawlessness. And where there is lawlessness, there is always corruption - Bernard Gbayee Goah

Solving problems in the absence of war talks

As political instability continues to increase in Africa, it has become abundantly clear that military intervention as a primary remedy to peace is not a durable solution. Such intervention only increases insecurity and massive economic hardship. An existing example which could be a valuable lesson for Liberia is Great Britain, and the US war on terror for the purpose of global security. The use of arms whether in peace keeping, occupation, or invasion as a primary means of solving problem has yield only little results. Military intervention by any country as the only solution to problem solving will result into massive military spending, economic hardship, more fear, and animosity as well as increase insecurity. The alternative is learning how to solve problems in the absence of war talks. The objective of such alternative must be to provide real sustainable human security which cannot be achieved through military arm intervention, or aggression. In order to achieve results that will make the peaceful coexistence of all mankind possible, there must be a common ground for the stories of all sides to be heard. I believe there are always three sides to every story: Their side of the story, Our side of the story, and The truth – Bernard Gbayee Goah

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