GBARNGA — One major obstacle that could undermine Edward Karfiah’s rumored 2029 senatorial bid is his failure to reconcile with key political allies who played pivotal roles in his 2023 senatorial election.
By Selma Lomax [email protected]
Questions are now being raised about how and why Karfiah has fallen out with some of his strongest backers — former Senator Henry Yallah, Jonah Togbah, District Three Representative Marvin Cole, and former Deputy Speaker Tokpah J. Mulbah. These individuals were instrumental in helping him secure over 56,000 votes in the 2023 senatorial election.
Political observers believe that if Karfiah and Senator Prince Moye were to face off in 2029, several of these former allies would likely throw their weight behind Moye instead.
Rep. Cole, for instance, would almost certainly side with Senator Moye, while Mulbah and Yallah would likely do the same. As for George Mulbah, a mutual friend of both Karfiah and Senator Moye, he might choose to remain neutral should the two contest against each other.
Despite Togbah’s past grievances with Senator Moye over his removal as Administrator of Grand Cape Mount County Health Team, he is still unlikely to support Karfiah. In the event of a Moye–Karfiah race, Togbah may opt to stay silent rather than take sides, FrontPageAfrica has observed.
Winning elections in Bong County has always been about strategic alignment and realignment — an area where many say Karfiah struggles. He is widely perceived as unforgiving, a trait that could prove politically costly. According to several insiders, those he has refused to reconcile with are already plotting to politically punish him in 2029, just as they reportedly did in 2023.
In Gbartala, Karfiah’s hometown, sources say he fell out with several local stakeholders in 2023, including former Commissioner Annie Reeves, and allegedly vowed never to reconcile with them. Ironically, these same individuals later became active campaigners for the eventual winner, Johnny Kpehe, in Gbartala — where Karfiah suffered a significant defeat.
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