{"id":30224,"date":"2023-01-18T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/cummings-gets-presidential-boost"},"modified":"2023-01-18T18:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:18:01","slug":"cummings-gets-presidential-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/cummings-gets-presidential-boost","title":{"rendered":"Cummings gets presidential boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Former ruling Unity Party (UP) official Mr. Patrick M\u2019bayo says opposition leader Alexander B. Cummings is a leader with impeccable character and a proven record of leadership excellence.<\/p>\n<p>M\u2019bayo, a former Deputy Minister during former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf\u2019s regime, has urged Liberians to \u201clook beyond our parochial leanings\u201d and elect Mr. Cummings.<\/p>\n<p>Cummings heads the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC)\/Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), while M\u2019bayo\u2019s party, the UP, is headed by former Liberian Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai.<\/p>\n<p>Both Cummings and Boakai are seeking the presidency in this year\u2019s presidential and legislative elections.<\/p>\n<p>M\u2019bayo, a former student leader, believes that Liberia needs a leader that has sufficient understanding and pragmatic solutions to the country\u2019s development challenges and socioeconomic drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that Mr. Cummings has these qualities to rule the country.<\/p>\n<p>M\u2019bayo noted that \u201cduring these critical times, Liberia deserves a leader with a demonstrable will to institute a positive cultural reset of its approach to governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned Liberians not to settle for less, but to seek to elect a leader who has bulldozer energy, proven managerial competence, established global leadership experience, and international respect like Mr. Cummings.<\/p>\n<p>He described the CPP Standard Bearer as the \u201cNorthern Star beaming through the space of massive darkness, with determined faith to restore light and hope in our battered country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to M\u2019bayo, Cummings offers a much more compelling and strategic dimension of innovative public governance.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that Cummings\u2019 public policy vision can be of immense help to create a desirable future for Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout any doubt, Mr. Cummings is exactly what Liberia needs during these challenging times and I\u2019ll be in the whirlwind supporting his bid for our country\u2019s highest office,\u201d M\u2019bayo assured.<\/p>\n<p>The UP official contended that Liberia is pummelling in a sea of shattered promises and blighted hopes, making the task of national renewal even more daunting.<\/p>\n<p>As such, he believes that it requires Liberians to soberly reflect and elect Mr. Cummings as the best option for the presidency of Liberia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. Former ruling Unity Party (UP) official Mr. Patrick M\u2019bayo says opposition leader Alexander B. Cummings is a leader with impeccable character and a proven record of leadership excellence. M\u2019bayo, a former Deputy Minister during former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf\u2019s regime, has urged Liberians to \u201clook beyond our parochial leanings\u201d and elect Mr. Cummings. 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