MONTROVIA – Former Deputy Commerce Minister Jemima Wolokolly urged Nimba County residents to “vote wisely” in the Senate Senate by-election scheduled for April 22, 2025.
“Nimba is a political power,” she said, referring to the county’s role in creating three major presidential candidates in the recent election.
The National Election Commission (NEC) has cleared several candidates to challenge the seats vacant by the late Senator Y. Johnson, who passed away on November 29, 2024. Among the cleared candidates is Edith Gonglow Way, a sister to former presidential candidate CLLR. Tiawan Saye Gongloe; Mac gbliwon of the Civic Movement for the Civic Movement (CMC); George Gomp (ADM) of the African Democratic Movement; Richard Timba, former president of Bolt. Also in the race was Samuel Coger, the representative of District #5, who defeated Tober.
In contesting in the Montserrado County 2020 mid-term Senate race, Wolocory supported Representative Samuel Coger and the Democracy and Reconstruction Movement (MDR). She criticized Gongloeu and claimed that she was involved only with the citizens of Nimbha during election season.
“My sister, Edith Gongrow Wei, is not worthy of the trust of the people of Nimbha. She only appears when the election approaches. That’s not acceptable,” Wolokolly said.
She emphasized that Liberia’s development is in the hands of dedicated citizens, not politically ambition-driven individuals.
In response to the ongoing leadership crisis at Capitolville, Wolocory accused Bomi County Sen. Edwin M. Snow of leveraging his relationship with Chief Justice Shee Ane Gyapayyu to influence House speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa brings the matter to court.
“It’s political what’s going on in Capitol Hill,” she said. “Cllr. Koffa had to work with his colleagues to resolve the issue internally. But we are now awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision.”
She called on all parties to respect the court’s decision for national stability and progress.
