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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The Liberian public had high expectations of learning who the running mate would be for the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), especially given that the CPP had recently gathered in Ganta, Nimba County for its convention. However, the constitution of Alexander Cummings\u2019 Alternative National Congress (ANC) prohibits the announcement of a running mate from outside the county of origin of the candidate.<\/p>\n

This was raised by the ex-chairman of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) Lafayette Gould who raised a last-minute motion that a pronouncement of a would-be person be named in the person\u2019s county of nativity, in concurrence with the constitution.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Gould proposed that such a decision be made within a period of 21 days, but delegates unanimously proposed that the pronouncement be done within the grace period of 14 days.<\/p>\n

Prior to the convention, it had been rumored that Mr. Cummings had settled on Cllr. Charlyne Brumskine, daughter of the Liberty Party\u2019s founding father.<\/p>\n

The CPP comprises the ANC and the Liberty Party.<\/p>\n

\u2018I will fight corruption\u2019<\/p>\n

Cummings, meanwhile, Friday pledged to to rid Liberia of endemic corruption that has stifled the underdevelopment of country if he wins this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnless we change the politics by changing the political leadership, we are stuck in this terrible state of underdevelopment and misery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my leadership as president, Liberians will work for their own money, no free gifts. We will not give you money, we all will carry out effective works including development activities together, we all need to work together for the betterment of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cummings\u2019 Alternative National Congress (ANC) \u2013 a constituent party of the CPP \u2013 elected re-elected him to contest as presidential candidate and 15 other senator and representative aspirants to contest on the party\u2019s ticket in October at a one-day convention in Ganta.<\/p>\n

In his acceptance statement, Cummings expressed gratitude for his re-election as standard bearer and vowed to uphold the trust and work assiduously to bring \u201creal change\u201d in the socio-economic life of the suffering masses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be strict adherence to democratic norms and the merit system and we reject the age-old practices including a brown envelope for lawmakers, which are deemed counter-productive to the principles of good governance.<\/p>\n

He cautioned Liberians against political banditry, lawlessness and character assassinations of political opponents and adversaries, and admonished partisans of the CPP to act civil during these campaign periods leading to the October 10 elections.<\/p>\n

Cummings promised a government of inclusion irrespective of political and religious affiliations, ethnicity, and that access and rights to jobs and opportunities would be strictly based on the merit system and the law.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, ANC\u2019s Global chairman, Alois Monger, urged partisans to get more involved in mobilizing support for the party to ensure Cummings is elected president.<\/p>\n

For his part, an executive of ANC and lawmaker of Nimba\u2019s eighth district, Nimba County District, Larry Younquoi, expressed disappointment in President George Weah\u2019s six-year leadership, claiming that lawmakers have not been paid for the past four months, a situation he blamed on the president\u2019s poor leadership ability.<\/p>\n

The ANC 5th National Convention was attended by over 250 delegates from the 15 political sub-divisions of Liberia, as well as delegates from the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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