Africa-Press – Liberia. Sen. Snowe has gone all out fighting to establish that the government’s accusation against him about his subversive plan was cooked up.
Bomi County Senator Edwin M. Snowe says statement issued by the Government over the weekend accusing him of subversive plans against the Boakai administration is tantamount to “political intimidation.”
“Such an accusation is not only wholly unfounded and defamatory but also constitutes a serious affront to the principles of democracy, the rule of law, and the constitutional safeguards that protect all citizens of our Republic,” he roared.
In a statement issued in response to the Government’s accusation, Snowe who is Vice-Chair on Internal Affairs, Governance & Reconciliation Committee at the Liberian Senate stated that he is deeply concern about the allegations, saying they were falsely attributed to him.
The under-fire Snowe is now seeking the intervention of the Senate, ECOWAS, UN and all relevant bilateral and multilateral organizations and partners in the ongoing standoff with the Boakai administration.
In a statement issued on Saturday, May 24, the Government alleges that Sen. Snowe, also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament, vowed to use his connection within the regional body to ensure the failure of the Boakai regime.
Sources close to the situation said the statement attributed to the Bomi County Senator was allegedly made on the floor of the ECOWAS Parliament. The source said Sen. Snowe alleged subversive comments against the Boakai regime took many of his colleagues aback.
The alleged attribution, one source explained, has the propensity to threaten Liberia’s peace, something members frown upon. Sen. Snowe was said to have been advised to apologize to President Boakai or risk expulsion.
Meanwhile, a source close to President Boakai informed this paper Sunday night that Sen. Snowe, upon the advice of his colleagues, allegedly took with him Sen. Pro-temp Nyonblee Karnge-Lawrence and Speaker Richard Koon to apologize to the President.
However, after prostrating before President Boakai, instead of issuing an official press release to detail what transpired, only photographs of the four officials were release on social media, with details behind the photograph and purpose of the visit unexplained.
Thus, the government’s statement which condemned the alleged plan of Sen. Snowe quoted Snowe as declaring he would “do everything possible including using his connections in ECOWAS to make the Boakai-led government to fail, even if it means discouraging foreign direct investment to Liberia and making the country ungovernable and unstable until he, Snowe, becomes President of Liberia”.
But Sen. Snowe insists that the allegations against him by the Government was fabricated.
According to him, the government statement was issued while he was on official assignment in the Kingdom of Sweden as part of a mission of the ECOWAS Parliament.
The Liberian lawmaker added that the timing and content of the accusations are not only inappropriate, but also reflective of a disturbing and deliberate attempt to damage his reputation and cast aspersions on his integrity as a statesman, representative of the Liberian people and a responsible member of the opposition.
He further contended that the act by the government further sets a dangerous and unacceptable precedent, one that threatens the very fabric of Liberia democracy and the fundamental rights of every Liberian, particularly those who exercise their legitimate right to speak truth to power.
Senator Snowe lamented that it is increasingly evident that this development forms part of a calculated and malicious smear campaign, designed to discredit, intimidate, and silence him and other critical voices of the opposition in the national discourse.
Meanwhile, Sen. Snowe, described the government of Liberia allegation against him as unfounded, and malicious, while rejecting any plan to subvert the government or destabilize the administration.
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