The Nimba Senatorial By-election Is A Major Test for President Boakai

Mrs. Edith Gongloe-Weh, the only female candidate in the by-election; VP Jeremiah Koung, now virtual co-candidate in Nimba County.

By Joe Bartuah

“All power is inherent in the people. All free governments are instituted by their authority and for their benefit…”

The highly anticipated senatorial by-election in Nimba County on April 22nd, featuring former Nimba County Superintendent Edith Gongloe-Weh — the only female contestant in the race — and six male candidates, presents a grandiose opportunity for the Liberian people and the global community to closely monitor President Joseph Nyumah Boakai and his administration’s actual commitment to pluralistic democracy in post-conflict Liberia. Read more.