Africa-Press – Liberia. A former Secretary General of the Federation of African Law Students, and graduating Senior of the Louis Arthur Grime School of Law, Ephraim T. Nyumah, has warned and alerted the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY), of a potential plot by intruders to manipulate its upcoming election, directly accusing the ruling Unity Party and Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah, who are allegedly supporting separate candidates in the FLY election.
Sharing his opinion on the FLY election, Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Nyumah said that if the FLY Presidential candidates are not careful with the financial support they are receiving and political backing, the institution may be plunged into destabilization and weaken its advocacy following the election.
He disclosed that recently, he raised concerns about the growing manipulation of the FLY electoral process by Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah, who has publicly supported Presidential candidate Duku Jallah, but some dismissed it as mere speculation, insisting that all was well.
Yet, he added that the Student Unification Party (SUP) has now confirmed what many feared that Deputy Speaker Fallah is indeed pulling every string to install his preferred candidate as the next FLY President.
For the record, Mr. Nyumah clarified that he bears no grudge against the brothers in the upcoming FLY contest, but his concern lies not in their ambition, but in the shadows that fund it.
“The very hands that looted our tomorrow and built their comfort upon our poverty. We cannot keep glorifying those who steal our future just because we want to be on the same table with them. No, this is not what we have signed up for as advocates for the betterment of our people.” Mr. Nyumah warned.
Meanwhile, he has at the same time, alleged that the ruling UP is divided along internal lines of interest and loyalty within the FLY election.
“What we are witnessing is not merely an election, but a power struggle within the ruling establishment itself. The Secretary-General, National Chairman, and segments of the Vice President’s bloc have lined up behind Fallah’s candidate, while another camp led by former Chairman Admin Modah, former SG Mo Ali, Cornelia, and others, stand in defiance. Even the Youth Chairman, rumored to be eyeing a 2029 Representative seat in River Cess County, drifts uncertainly in the fog of political confusion as a man he has always been.” He stated.
On the other hand, the student advocate pointed out that it is a tragic irony that those who once carried the banner of youth independence and integrity within the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) now stand among the very architects of its decay.
He mentioned that former executives, who were once symbols of resistance and conscience, have shockingly traded their legacy for political favors, warning that their recent alignment with Deputy Speaker Fallah and his backers within the Unity Party represents not just a political choice, but a moral collapse.
“When former leaders, once entrusted with defending the sanctity of FLY, become instruments of manipulation, they betray the very ideals they once preached. Their actions legitimize the intrusion of corrupt political interests into youth spaces and erode the moral fabric of the movement. They have chosen personal gain over generational progress, political expediency over principle, and comfort over conviction. Are we surprised? Perhaps NOT, it is just that it came too cheap and too soon.” He stated.
Mr. Nyumah indicated that independence, and the promise of principled leadership, now teeters under the weight of political manipulation and partisan interests.
He mentioned that the very hands they trusted to guide this movement toward integrity seem entangled in the shadows of the Unity Party, where old compromises and the influence of self-enriching financiers threaten to dictate the next generation of leaders.
“Yet, hope is not lost. The spirit of youth democracy, resilient and discerning, still watches, questions, and waits. The question remains: can FLY reclaim its legacy as a beacon of accountability, or will it succumb to the same cycle of patronage and convenience that has long haunted our politics? It is left with you to decide, for me, I DOUBT!” He noted.
Providing on what’s at stake, Mr. Nyumah said that FLY is more than leadership; it is the soul of youth democracy in Liberia, something he added that did not come at the benevolence of anyone, but on the sweat and blood of courageous men and women.
“The question is no longer whether FLY will hold elections, but whether it will still stand as a beacon of independence and integrity or sink as another vessel of political compromise and patronage. For now, the village waits, listening to the echoes of its own hypocrisy. And as the drums fall silent, one question lingers in the air: when those who once cried “thief” now break bread with him, who shall speak for the truth?” Nyumah lamented.
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