Foya, Lofa County – As part of efforts to actualize his senatorial ambition, former Defense Minister, Brownie Samukai, has begun consulting people of his native Lofa County ahead of 2020.
Report by Selma Lomax, [email protected]
The consultation visits began on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Salayea and moved to Sarkonedu, Quardu Gbondi District, Voinjama City and Foya District.
Samukai used the visits to assure the people that he will be a candidate in the 2020 senatorial election.
“Let me tell you people that I will be contesting the 2020 senatorial election in Lofa County,” he said.
“I am here to formally consult with you people and tell you that if you grant me the permission to serve as your senator in next year’s election, I will make myself available at all times. I came to consult the chiefs, commissioners and youths to tell them about my ambition.”
In Salayea, a mammoth crowd of supporters gathered to meet Samukai where the former Defense minister pledged “direct governance to the people”, adding that he is seeking to liberate the people from “poverty” by bringing governance to the doorstep of every resident of the county.
He explained that leadership has been a series of “heart-hearted trails and errors, with disastrous consequences on the people particularly the common man”.
“I believed that my humble track record of academic achievements and working in both the private and public sectors have earned me the tremendous knowledge, skills and capacity to understand the multiple expectations of our people across the county,” he said.
He further promised to restore the dignity of residents of the county through solution-driven, socio-economic interventions, inculcation of clear values and understanding of fundamental rights, which he said are well articulated in his manifesto heading to 2020 senatorial ambition.
Lofa County needs a senator that will turn the tide of fortunes of the county, a detribalized leader with conviction, vision and above all, a leader with the fear of God to be able to harness the vast human and material resources for the well-being of the good people of the county, he said.
Speaking at the event in Sarkonedu, the Town Chief Mamadi Kamara, said: “We all know the importance of votes from our Mandingo community, especially Sarkonedu, and if crowd is a direct translation of support, it is easier to conclude that the whole of Sarkonedu is for you with this show of love.”
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