{"id":34424,"date":"2023-04-07T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/whapoe-condemns-farmington-declaration"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:59:48","slug":"whapoe-condemns-farmington-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/whapoe-condemns-farmington-declaration","title":{"rendered":"Whapoe condemns Farmington Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Opposition Vision for Liberia Transformation Party (VOLT) political leader Dr. Jeremiah Z. Whapoe has described the Farmington River Declaration signed by twenty-seven political parties as completely ludicrous and a waste of time.<\/p>\n

Addressing a press conference Thursday, 6 April 2023 at his party head office on the Old Road, he said the Government of Liberia has every right to defend and protect the state.<\/p>\n

He argued that it includes providing a fair, transparent, and peaceful election. Whapoe believes that bringing opposition political parties to sign commitment for a peaceful, and transparent election is ludicrous.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know why political parties have to sign declaration for peace and transparent election. I think that is [completely] ludicrous and waste of time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a waste of time because the opposition political parties that signed are not the ones that [are] in control of the security of the state, guns, police and the military in the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The opposition leader stated that it sounded foolish to say that opposition parties should sign commitment for peaceful and transparent election.<\/p>\n

He indicated that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should hold the government responsible. He stated that the government has all it takes constitutionally to protect the country and provide free, fair, and transparent election.<\/p>\n

Dr. Whapoe accused the government of violating the Election Law, saying it has engaged in pre-campaign activities.<\/p>\n

He further accused the government of conducting voter registration without demarcating constituencies as the Constitution requires after conducting a national census.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the future aggrieved opposition that should be signing peace agreement, rather it should be the government alone because they control the military, police and election.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe peace [is] in their hands, if they decide to do the right thing, we will have a peaceful society. Nigeria had election and did not sign that. It\u2019s the individual rights of people to express their dissatisfaction,\u2019\u2019 Dr. Whapoe contended.<\/p>\n

He indicated that Liberians, including Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kulbah have complained about the election breaches by the President and the National Election Commission did not do anything about it. He added that ECOWAS did not step in.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, they are not holding the government responsible, but they want to hold the opposition responsible for what they are not envisaging,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want us to accept any result that\u2019s why they are doing that so we can say for the sake of peace. I am not preaching violence, but I am preaching the protection of the Constitution and the Elections Law,\u201d the VOLT political leader lamented.<\/p>\n

He claimed that there is no history in Liberia that the opposition political parties have ever instigated and created mayhem in the country.<\/p>\n

Whapoe noted that over the past time, they have witnessed opposition political parties taking government to court, using the judiciary as a point to address their grievances.<\/p>\n

\u201cElection matter was taken to court by opposition political parties and it was manhandled by the judiciary. We saw it in 2017, Cllr. Charles W. Brumskine and many more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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