MONROVIA – The National Executive Committee of the Congress for Democratic Change, with immediate effect, suspends the membership of CDC Bong County Chairman Victor Wisseh for ‘Violence and disruption’ of an official party program held in Gbarnga over the weekend.
This decision arises out of an official complaint of 29 September 2020, accusing ‘ Mr. Wisseh of leading a gang of young people to attack…while having a political rally for Sen. Henry W. Yallah at the Chief Compound Public School, resulting into physical violence and wounds’.
Mr. Wisseh is also suspended from the party’s Bong County Chapter Chairmanship pending the outcome of a Grievance and Ethics investigation.
At the same time, the leadership of the Coalition for Democratic Change condemns recent allegations of violence in District-10, and wishes to clarify that neither the CDC nor (any of) its leaders was involved.
Thorough analysis of facts and circumstances leading to the incidence, appear to support the premise that the scuffle may be traced to a longstanding land dispute between the District’s Lawmaker and a private citizen identified as Kollie Morlu (No relationship to the Chairman). Notwithstanding, the party calls on the Liberia National Police to prosecute those arrested in connection with said violence.
Lastly, the leadership of the Coalition for Democratic Change reaffirms its zero-tolerance against lawlessness, cautioning all partisans to abstain from violence even in the face of provocation, emphasizing further that partisans, especially leaders caught in any act of lawlessness will be dealt with more harshly consistent with law and standards.