Monrovia – Alexander B. Cummings, Political Leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), has reaffirmed his party’s commitment to practical, people-centered solutions to Liberia’s economic crisis, saying the country’s natural wealth must begin to benefit ordinary citizens.
Speaking during a live appearance on Spoon TV, Cummings said that while personal attacks and misinformation have attempted to distract from the issues, the ANC remains focused on economic transformation as its central agenda.
“What will remain the same is the economic message. Liberians are poor. Liberians are suffering,” Cummings declared. “Most Liberians, I don’t have statistics to prove it, but I’m sure, go to bed without a full stomach. That is not acceptable.”
Cummings expressed frustration over the mismatch between Liberia’s vast natural resource endowment, including gold, diamond, iron ore, and emerging minerals like lithium and bauxite, and the grinding poverty faced by the majority of its citizens.
“This is a country with gold, diamonds, and iron ore. Now apparently, we have lithium and bauxite. Yet people can’t eat. That is a failure of leadership,” he said.
The ANC leader emphasized that job creation and youth empowerment will be central to his policy platform moving forward.
He noted that while some messaging may be refined for clarity and accessibility, the core principles of economic justice, opportunity, and dignity for all Liberians will remain unchanged.
“We’re going to try to simplify it a bit more so that our people understand what we offer and the changes we bring to Liberia and the Liberian people,” Cummings added.
He said the ANC will expand its engagement across communities, religious institutions, and civil society to ensure its solutions are understood, embraced, and implemented from the ground up.
“The ANC will be more active, more engaged in their communities, in the mosques, in civil society. We must be where the people are.”
Cummings’s remarks come amid growing public frustration over the economy, youth unemployment, and disillusionment with traditional political structures.
His comments signal a renewed effort to present the ANC as a serious alternative with concrete plans to address Liberia’s long-standing development challenges.
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