Monrovia – FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has dismissed some local chiefs for allegedly supporting opposition political parties.
This paper has been reliably informed that over 20 Town and Clan Chiefs in Maryland County have been threatened with dismissal, should they get involved with any political activities of the opposition parties.
FrontPageAfrica has obtained the dismissal letter of the Acting Chairman of the Council of Chiefs in Maryland County, Mr. Nelson Neal, who was sacked for the “unauthorized visit of 38 Chiefs and Elders from Nimba County in north-eastern Liberia and other parts of the southeast in Maryland County, which contravened the policies of this Government…”
A local chief who spoke through an interpreter by phone told this paper, “The big UP people in the County sent message to us saying they will fire us if we don’t vote for Boakai.
“But we don’t want Boakai anymore because they fooled us long time.”
This action on the part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been strongly condemned by heads of political parties in the county.
Meanwhile, reports say there is continued disaffection and loss of support among supporters and some party officials of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
A source inside the CDC told our reporter that their internal wrangling continues to show a decline in support among young voters for the CDC, especially in the capital Monrovia.
“We have tried to market our man but there’s not much else he can offer in terms of the type of programs and how he will implement them,” an apparent reference to Senator George Weah.