Africa-Press – Liberia. Consortium of Pro-democracy Organizations of Liberia (COPOL), Paynesville City Hall Community: A group of leading civil society and Pro-democracy Organizations under the banner: ‘Consortium of Pro-democracy Organizations of Liberia (COPOL)’ has strongly accused Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon of ‘‘sinister maneuvers’’ to break down the current ‘Unity Party Alliance Rescue Mission Government’ of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung.
The Civil Society Consortium further expressed frustration over Senator Dillon’s consistent insensitivity to several burning issues confronting his constituents across Montserrado County, including rampant drug addiction, bad road network, domestic violence, especially rape and low salaries for public sector workers
The Consortium further questioned Senator Dillon’s unilateral authority as a member of the Senate Committee on Labour in raining provocative unsubstantiated accusations against Labour Minister Cllr. Cooper Kruah when the committee is under statutory mandate to release statements on crucial national issues by consensus through its Chairman, Veteran Grand Gedeh County Senator and former Foreign Minister Thomas Yaya Nimely or his designee.
The Pro-democracy Consortium described Senator Dillon’s ongoing campaign against the Labour Minister Kruah, a senior political figure of Nimba County, as a clever ploy to undermine the base of ‘The Unity Party -Alliance Government’.
The organization expressed disbelief in the Senator’s deliberate refusal over the past two years since Labour Minister Kruah’s ascendancy to visit and assess ongoing transformation, but has, instead, used remote sources as the basis for his besmear campaign against the minister.
This ‘‘sinister maneuver’’, the Consortium warned, is a dangerous gameplay by Senator Dillon to forestall President Boakai and Vice President Koung’s second term chance in the 2029 Elections by reducing the popular votes of the Nimba people, home of Labour Minister Kruah and the Vice President.
The group revealed that this could be a political revenge by Senator Dillon against the late twisted decision in the last General and Presidential Elections, when Dillon’s kinswoman, now Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karngar-Lawrence was dropped as the Vice-Presidential running mate and replaced by current Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, a kinsmen of Labour Minister Kruah.
The group, which comprises The Patriotic Consciousness Association of Liberia (PACA), Survival Human Foundation of Liberia (SUHFOL), Civil Society Network of Liberia and Mothers of Tomorrow (MOT), then applauded the Liberian Labour Minister for the tremendous strides in the transformation of the decades old bereft Liberian Labour sector and called for cooperation from other branches of the Liberian Government to enhance gains being made for the betterment of the Liberian people.
The group particularly recounted the recent upward adjustment in the annual Work Permit Fees for foreign workers in order to create more jobs for Liberians, mainly the youthful population.
The Civil Society Consortium further expressed shock over the failure of Senator Dillon, a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Labour to pay an assessment visit to the ministry, since the ascendancy of the current Rescue Mission Government and the appointment of Minister Kruah, over two years ago.
The group also questioned the true motive of the Montserrado Senator in directing the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to conduct audit, not only on the Labour Ministry’s financial activities, but to include business entities in possession of Alien Work Permits.
The Civil Society Consortium then expressed confidence in the professional efficiency of the GAC, as the sole Government agency responsible to conduct fiscal audit, in line with its statutory functions and not under political duress being mounted by the Montserrado Senator.
The civil society group further warned Senator Dillon to immediately cease his ongoing campaign against Labour Minister Kruah
which could have negative repercussions in dividing the peaceful citizens of historically friendly people of both Nimba and Grand Bassa Counties.
Meanwhile, the Civil Society Consortium has given a two- week ultimatum to the Senator to provide empirical evidence to his sustained but baseless allegations of ‘Work Permit job Sales’ against Labour Minister Kruah or face unspecified actions, including protests at his Capitol Building Office. The press release was issued by the Mandate of The Joint National Executive Committee of Consortium of Pro-democracy Organizations of Liberia (COPOL) and signed by Sensee Kiadee, Executive Director Civil Society Network of Liberia, Piercee White Chairman, Survival Human Foundation of Liberia (SUHFOL), Mary Koffa, Director, Mothers of Tomorrow and E. Frederick Baye, National Executive Chairman, PACA.
So far, there has been no response from Senator Dillon concerning the accusation made by the Civil Society Consortium against him.
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