{"id":34921,"date":"2023-04-18T16:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-twist-in-weahs-accountability-ahead-of-2023-polls"},"modified":"2023-04-18T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:10:04","slug":"the-twist-in-weahs-accountability-ahead-of-2023-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-twist-in-weahs-accountability-ahead-of-2023-polls","title":{"rendered":"The Twist in Weah\u2019s \u201cAccountability\u201d Ahead of 2023 Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Although Liberia\u2019s President George Manneh Weah promised world leaders at the \u201c2023 US Summit for Democracy\u201d that the upcoming October 10, elections would be peaceful, enhancing the nation\u2019s reputation as a democracy and showcasing Liberia as a bastion in Africa, this appears to be far from reality as he continuously disregards the Code of Conduct (CoC).<\/p>\n

The CoC, approved by former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2014, and amended late, seeks safeguards for the electoral process and holds public officials accountable for using government assets and resources during elections.<\/p>\n

Part V of the CoC, which sets restrictions for government officials appointed by the President who desire to contest in any electoral process, has been repeatedly disrespected by the Liberian leaders and his officials, evidenced by the increasing number of resignations this April to contest the October 10 elections.<\/p>\n

Section 5.1 of the 2014 CoC says, \u201cAll officials appointed by the President of the Republic of Liberia shall not: a) engage in political activities, canvass, or contest for elected offices; b) use government facilities, equipment, or resources in support of partisan or political activities; c) serve on a campaign team of any political party or the campaign of any independent candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n

5.2 Wherein any person in the category stated in section 5.1 herein above desires to canvass or contest for an elective public position, the following shall apply;<\/p>\n

a) Any Minister, Deputy Minister, Director-General, Managing Director, and Superintendent appointed by the President under article 56 (a) of the Constitution and a Managing Director appointed by a Board of Directors who desires to contest for public elective office shall resign said post at least two (2) years before the date of such elections;<\/p>\n

b) Any other official appointed by the President who holds a tenured position and desires to contest for elective office shall resign said post three (3) years before the date of such public elections; c) However, in the case of impeachment, death, resignation, or disability of an elected official, any official listed above, desirous of canvassing or contesting to fill such a position must resign said position within thirty days following the declaration by the National Elections Commission of the vacancy.<\/p>\n

Since the enactment of the CoC in 2014, there have been issues with adherence among appointed government officials, leaving interpretation to the Supreme Court for a way forward.<\/p>\n

Throwback<\/b><\/p>\n

When Abu Kamara, now representative of Montserrado County District 15, applied to contest the 2017 elections, the National Elections Commission (NEC) rejected his application because he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Transport.<\/p>\n

He appealed the NEC\u2019s ruling to the Supreme Court. Cllr. Arthur Johnson, the lawyer representing Kamara, received harsh criticism from the Bench for ignoring a previous decision of the high court on the CoC involving Selena Mappy Polson.<\/p>\n

The former Bong County Superintendent Polson argued that the CoC conflicted with some articles of the 1986 Constitution. Due to her role as superintendent, Polson also received a rejection letter for the 2017 election.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Slewion, then Director General of the Commission on Higher Education, was nominated to contest the Nimba County District #9 Representative seat. Still, his nomination was revoked after a concerned citizen of Nimba, Dahn Sherman, accused him (Slewion) of violating the CoC.<\/p>\n

Like Kamara and Polson, Slewion was also found liable by the NEC, and all appeals to challenge the commissioners\u2019 decision were denied, and they were prevented from contesting.<\/p>\n

Despite these instances, Weah, who during his days in opposition called on government officials to uphold the CoC, now sits in the king\u2019s seat and has refused to do what he advocated for.<\/p>\n

Due to the president\u2019s refusal to uphold the CoC, its provision that speaks to public government officials\u2019 access deceleration has been amended from publication deceleration to private. According to the amended CoC, official access can only be made public based on a request by the Supreme Court, which has created a bottleneck for citizens to hold their leaders accountable.<\/p>\n

The amended CoC was completed and submitted to Weah in 2022, which, according to Isaac Kelgbeh, Presidential Press Secretary, has been signed by the president but is yet to be printed on the handbill.<\/p>\n

The amendment also seeks to impose upon certain appointed officials of the Government of Liberia (GOL), certain officials of public corporations to resign at least one year before the date of any election for which any such official intends to contest.<\/p>\n

This reduces the resignation period from two years for officials appointed at the will and pleasure of the President and three years for officials with tenure to one year.<\/p>\n

Almost seven months after submitting the amended CoC to Weah\u2019s office, Executive Order #117 was issued, requiring all elected officials to resign by April 7, if they desired to contest the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n

The executive order now allows appointed officials to resign only six months before the October 10 general elections, which violates the existing CoC and the amended version, which has yet to be printed in a handbill.<\/p>\n

However, the Supreme Court ruled that the executive order was null and void because it never existed. It claims that the phrase \u201cwho desires to contest for any elected office\u201d contradicts the executive order.<\/p>\n

Despite the high court mandate, social media has been flooded with resignations, even though the president has yet to act on them.<\/p>\n

Appointed Official Aspirants<\/b>
\nName Contesting forDistrictCountyPosition<\/b>Josephine DaviesRepresentative10<\/b>MontserradoInspector General, CommerceAnthony QuiwonkpaRepresentative3<\/b>NimbaDeputy Minister without Portfolio Johnson Quaqua Representative5 Lofa Labor Commissioner, BassaBarbara KeahRepresentative1<\/b>SinoeDevelopment Superintendent Duanna KamaraSenator BomiManaging Director, Liberia Water, and SewerAlex NoahRepresentative3<\/b>SinoeSinoe Port ManagerZinnah NormanRepresentative 1<\/b>BopoluCity MayorJohn FlomoRepresentative 4<\/b>MonteserradoDirector General Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority(LACRA)Betty DohRepresentative 3<\/b>Grand GedehAssistant Superintendent for DevelopmentJ. Tian NagbeSenator MarylandExecutive Director, National Identification Registry(NIR)Janjay BaikpehRepresentative3<\/b>Grand BassaSuperintendentAbraham JacksonRepresentative1<\/b>MarylandDistrict CommissionerMoses StubblefieldRepresentative1<\/b>BongCounty InspectorWilliam Thompson Representative 6<\/b>BongDeputy Minister, Ministry of LabourSayblee WeyeaRepresentative 3<\/b>Bong Labour Commissioner Emmanuel TorrRepresentative 4<\/b>BongDeputy Minister, Public Works Ruth SawmadalRepresentative 2<\/b>RivercessAssistant Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Internal AffairsEllen Blessing TwehRepresentative1<\/b>MarylandCity MayorMaxwell GrisgbyRepresentative 1SinoeChairperson at Liberia National Commission on Small Arms<\/p>\n

The names above are not yet candidates for the October election, but some have resigned from their various position after the Executive order was issued<\/p>\n

Not Weah\u2019s first Violation<\/b><\/p>\n

Since Weah\u2019s ascendancy to power in 2018, his officials have been constantly in the habit of violating the CoC, and he, as head, has been mute. TSM-Liberia closely examines the most recent 2020 senatorial election held in the country.<\/p>\n

In the 2020 senatorial elections, J. Emmanuel Nuquay, then head of Liberia Civil Aviation, contested in Margibi. Gbezongar Findley, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, contested in Grand Bassa.<\/p>\n

Nuquay\u2019s resignation letter was accepted three months before the elections, while Gbezongar resigned in July; both officials participated in the process that year.<\/p>\n

The same year, Mulbah Morlu, Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), named scores of newly appointed government officials to the party\u2019s campaign committee for the ensuing December 8 senatorial elections across the country.<\/p>\n

Again in 2022, Morlu named a special committee on strategic planning and political engagement, including government officials violating Chapter 5.10 of the CoC.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery Employee of Government shall ensure that his or her participation in political activities does not bring him or her into conflict with official duties,\u201d the CoC reads.<\/p>\n

Eddie Jarwolo, Executive Director of Naymote, said the pronouncement by Weah is a cover-up because it will not be enforced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president knows he is in error; he sees pre-campaigning and is silent. His recent statement about the resignation will not be enforced; some may abide, but the law is being violated. \u201cIt is a waste of time and tends to undermine the integrity of the Elections Commission,\u201d Jarwolo said.<\/p>\n

Loretta Pope-Kai, the head of the National Civil Society, stated, \u201cThe Code of Conduct is a perfect enabler for a level playing field that facilitates the fair and equal participation of all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis further bars people privileged to hold public offices from unduly influencing or inducing electorates at the expense of their positions.\u201d Therefore, it is necessary for anyone who intends to run for public office to resign from the CoC.<\/p>\n

It is the last year of the President\u2019s first constitutional tenure, and the CoC has not been implemented to the extent that even the ombudsman that is to be appointed by the president to monitor the law is yet to be named, less than six months before the October 10 elections.<\/p>\n

Pope-Kai, like other Liberians, wants the ombudsman, vested with the responsibility to enforce the CoC and scrupulously monitor public officials vying for elective posts, to be appointed.<\/p>\n

Weah was elected to power under the \u201cChange for Hope\u201d campaign that promised to undo all the negative aspects of the previous administration, which gave birth to the \u201cPro-Poor Agenda for Change and Prosperity.\u201d But Weah\u2019s constant abuse of the CoC has given his administration a bad reputation and exposed their disrespect for the rules of law, which cannot be justified.<\/p>\n

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