Monrovia – The National Youth League of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has alarmed over what it calls ‘act of political deception’ by two officials of its government, Ministers Cooper Kruah and Mabutu Nyepan.
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According to the CDC Youth league, it is dismayed over the two officials alleged supports to opposition candidates against the interest of the CDC.
“The youth league has information available through its intelligence bureau suggesting that Mr. Kruah has his daughter in the race in District 13, Montserrado County on the ticket of the Unity Party and is using his position and affiliation with government to undermine the mighty Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate, John J. Weah,” Emmanuel T. Swen Secretary General of the CDC said in a during a press conference on Monday.
“Furthermore, our attention has been drawn to Mr. Nyepan, who is supporting an opposition candidate Romeo Quiah against the party’s candidate in Sinoe County.”
According to Swen, these acts being carried out by the two stewards of government are ‘disingenuous’ and contravenes the agenda of the CDC-led government.
He said it is unwarranted for the two to serve two key governmental positions in the CDC leadership and engage in political battle with the party.
The Youth League through its Secretary General wants Mr. Kruah and Nyepan to disembark from their alleged plot against the CDC in the pending by-elections.
“We want to remind these two individuals that the positions they occupied as ministers came on the basis of sweat and blood shared by supporters of CDC. These people cannot be victims for ensuring the popular people’s victory,” Swen added.
Swen maintained that the Youth League has forwarded a written communication to CDC Chairman, Mulbah Morlu on its assertion of two government officials fighting the party’s interest.
At the same time, the CDC Youth League said its attention has been drawn to “callous demolition” of poor people homes by Public Works Minister Mabutu Nyepan.
This, according to them, has been done unilaterally by the Public Works Minister and contravenes the party’s quest to protect the interests of underprivileged.
“Mr. Nyepan has over the last few days engaged in anti-poor people endeavor by unilaterally demolishing homes of struggling Liberians,” Swen intoned.
“We are also reliably informed of act of gross insensitivity of Mr. Nyepan towards men and women of the National Patriotic Party by constantly insulting them. This must stop.”
Public Works Minister Nyepan recently told the public that occupants of homes being demolished along areas where road works are expected are being compensated.
The Public Works Minister has not commented on the allegation made by the CDC Youth League up to press time.
For his part, the Communication Officer at the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Ceasar Slapeh informed FrontPage Africa that Minister Kruah is out of Liberia and could not speak on the matter because it’s personal and not relating to the Ministry.