Bomi County Senator Morris Saytumah has responded to a recent situation in Bomi County where he was booed by people in the crowd at a political rally called by President George Weah, as if it were déjà vu. In his words, he experienced a similar situation when he ran for the position of senator.
By Henry Karmo ([email protected])
Last weekend, it was reported that scores of citizens in Bomi County rejected President Weah’s proposal to endorse incumbent Senator Morris Saytumah as the candidate supported by the ruling CDC for the Senate seat in Bomi County.
Saytumah believes that the people who booed him were not legitimate CDC members but individuals planted in the crowd by his opponent to oppose the President, as his opponent, Mr. Alex Tyler, had anticipated that the President would endorse him.
This situation feels like déjà vu because they did a similar thing to me in 2014 when I ran for senator. They threatened to kill me, attacked me, and at one point, they even pulled the chair from under me. Despite all of that, I still emerged victorious, so what happened is no surprise.
Recalling the events of 2014, he said similar incidents occurred in Beh Sao, Gbah Jakeh, Malema, and Factory Camp, where he was attacked by some supporters of his then-opponent, but he still managed to win.
“I am campaigning while they are attacking me.”
Senator Saytumah is seeking re-election, but he faces a formidable challenge in the form of a former Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) stalwart, Mr. Alex Tyler, Liberia’s former House Speaker. Tyler and his Liberian People Democratic Party (LPDP) supported Weah’s 2017 presidential bid and were part of the ruling establishment, but he recently severed political ties with the regime.
During the rally in Bomi, President Weah passionately appealed to citizens to vote for Senator Saytumah and CDC candidates to advance the development of the country because he wants to leave a lasting legacy.
Senator Saytumah originally won the Bomi County senate seat in 2012 as a candidate representing the Unity Party, which was the ruling party at the time. However, he distanced himself from the Unity Party after he and other party members were suspended for not complying with the party’s directives during the impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Justice Kabina Ja’Neh.”