Monrovia-Mr. Alexander Cummings, political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), says Liberia needs new breed of leaders with different experiences, not people wanting to loot the country’s coffers.
Speaking to group of young people in the chicken Soup Factory community in Gardnerville, he admonished youth of Liberia to work harder to build the nation and to believe that they have a brighter and better future.
“You deserve better. Liberia deserves better and we can do better to change our country and you have to recognize that you have to work harder. I want you to believe you can and that you have a bright and better future but nobody is going to give that to you on a silver platter”, he said.
“I want all of you to believe that you can do better. You don’t have to live the way you are living. You need a leader who has different type of experiences, who is not here to steal all the money but someone who wants to work with you to change this country,” Cummings said.
The Alternative National Congress (ANC) political leader who took the kick-off for a football and kickball tournament Saturday called on Liberians to take interest in the electoral process by exercising their rights through the ballot box.
At its Bentol, convention in April- delegates at the second national convention of the ANC, a new opposition political party, unanimously voted on white ballot Mr. Cummings as their political leader, the man who will lead the Party into elections come 2017.
Cummings worked his way to the top of one of Corporate America’s biggest brands, as the former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Coca-Cola Company.
Mr. Cummings has since taken his exit from the company in March, shifting his attention to what inarguably could be his greatest challenge, a pursuit of the Liberian presidency.
Over the past few months, Mr. Cummings has been feeling the pulse of communities and trying to get an understanding of a somewhat rugged political terrain.
Born in Liberia, Mr. Cummings joined Coca-Cola in 1997 as Region Manager, Nigeria. In 2000, he was named President of the Company’s North & West Africa Division. In March 2001, he became President and Chief Operating Officer of the Africa Group, responsible for the Company’s operations in Africa, encompassing a total of 56 countries and territories across the continent. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cummings held several positions with The Pillsbury Company in the U.S.
In his last role as Vice President of Finance for Pillsbury International, he had financial responsibility for a growing $1.2 billion international branded food business with operating companies in 16 countries. Mr. Cummings holds a B.S. degree in Finance and Economics from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in Finance from Atlanta University.
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