{"id":35362,"date":"2023-04-26T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/liberia-boakai-to-announce-sen-koung-as-vp-pick"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:43:52","slug":"liberia-boakai-to-announce-sen-koung-as-vp-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/liberia-boakai-to-announce-sen-koung-as-vp-pick","title":{"rendered":"Liberia: Boakai to Announce Sen. Koung as VP Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Former Vice President Joseph Boakai is expected to formally announce Senator Jeremiah Koung of the vote-rich Nimba County as his running mate.<\/p>\n

The confirmation of Boakai\u2019s pick by an unlikely ally \u2014 Senator Prince Yormie Johnson of Nimba \u2014 the political godfather of Koung \u2014 would bring to an end an exhaustive process in which several other allies have been considered.<\/p>\n

However, Koung emerged as a potential vice presidential candidate only in recent weeks, after top aides considered his popularity in his home county \u2014 which is the second most populated county in the country \u2014 holding a key to who becomes president.<\/p>\n

The Nimba County Senator would be announced on April 28, ending weeks of intense speculation on who would be the Unity Party\u2019s Vice Standard Bearer.<\/p>\n

The long-awaited announcement would cement the former Vice President\u2019s position as the lead frontrunner from the opposition bloc, with an increased chance of defeating President George Weah.<\/p>\n

Koung\u2019s party, the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction, enjoys significant support in Nimba and, during the 2017 elections, played a crucial role in Weah\u2019s victory over Boakai who was running a sitting vice president then.<\/p>\n

The win was Weah\u2019s first in Nimba County, as well as for his party, the Congress for Democratic Change, which is now part of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change \u2014 after failing during three elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would not like to let the cat out of the bag right now but wait for Friday. Rescue two will be from Nimba,\u201d Senator Johnson, a former warlord who has been sanctioned by the U.S. for corruption, and had a falling out with Weah for failing to deliver on promises to improve the lives of Liberians, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not come here as the father of the county and political leader to give you misinformation. This is a blessing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boakai\u2019s selection of Koung means he has found a running mate who shares his \u201cvision for Liberia\u201d as well as one who matches his popularity.<\/p>\n

Koung is practically a career legislator, having served two terms as a representative before being elected as a senator.<\/p>\n

But he has not been very vocal on national issues and hardly chided the Weah administration on any shortcomings.<\/p>\n

His popularity outside of his home county, which is the second most populated county in Liberia, is unknown. It is this shortcoming that will face a grueling test in the coming months, as two very different political performers \u2014 one who is a vocal critic of the president \u2014 and the other who is not.<\/p>\n

The chemistry of how they balance their differences could determine just how extensively the two will campaign together to win October 10 elections.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Liberia. Former Vice President Joseph Boakai is expected to formally announce Senator Jeremiah Koung of the vote-rich Nimba County as his running mate. The confirmation of Boakai\u2019s pick by an unlikely ally \u2014 Senator Prince Yormie Johnson of Nimba \u2014 the political godfather of Koung \u2014 would bring to an end an exhaustive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":35360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-35362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-liberia","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"\nLiberia: Boakai to Announce Sen. 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