Monrovia – Ahead of the 2017 Presidential elections, political parties are making frantic efforts to form collaboration in an effort to unseat the ruling Unity party.
The National Patriotic Party at a recent meeting in Bomi County endorsed collaboration with the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and days later another political party has endorsed through a resolution to form collaboration with the CDC and other political parties.
The National Executive Committee of the Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) through a resolution adopted October 31 has in its extra-ordinary session endorsed that the party collaborates with opposition political parties of like minds for the 2017 general and Presidential elections.
“The National Executive Committee of the Liberia people Democratic Party (LPDP) met in an extra-ordinary session to review political trends in the country and formulate strategies that would deliver to the people of Liberia the much needed change they crave for”, the resolution of the LPDP stated.
The resolution continued “In consideration thereof, the Executive Committee has resolved to collaborate with political parties of like minds in an effort to consolidate the opposition and accelerate its chances at the electoral polls come 2017”.
The party through the resolution has mandated its political leader to enter into collaboration with the CDC, NPP, ALP and other political parties
“Now therefore, the National Executive Committee mandates that the LPDP Political Leader enters into collaboration with and/or sign the articles of collaboration with the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), National Patriotic Party (NPP) and encourage the All Liberian Party (ALP) and other opposition political parties to join the coalition,” the resolution added.
Tyler elected political leader
The LPDP has also elected former Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. Alex Tyler as the political leader of the party.
“In a letter signed by its National Chairman Rep. Moses Y. Kollie, the National Executive Committee of the LPDP has unanimously elected Honorable J. Alex Tyler as the political leader of the Liberia People Democratic Party”, the communication from the Chairman of the Party stated.
The political leader has been mandated by the resolution to negotiate and conclude collaboration of opposition political parties.
“Accordingly, the Political leader is mandated to initiate, negotiate and conclude collaboration arrangements with the above named parties”, the LPDP resolution noted.
The LPDP is one of the newest political parties that is expected to make its debut in the political landscape of the country in 2017.
Political observers are suggesting that no one political party can win the pending election, pushing the need for collaboration between opposition political parties.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf disclosed in an interview a while ago that no one political party can win the election.
Former Speaker Tyler was a member of the ruling Unity Party before resigning and accordingly helping in the formation of the LPDP.
He joined the LPDP sometimes ago which has now been followed by his election as political leader of the party.