Monrovia – The Opposition Liberty Party has acknowledged the resignation of the membership of one of its members Mr. Kanio Bai-Gbala from the Party. Mr. Gbala was recently appointed by President George Weah to the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC).
Report by Obediah Johnson, [email protected]
In a brief letter to the Liberty Party Chairman Senator Steve Zargo(Liberty Party, Lofa), Mr. Bai-Gbala with immediate effect communicated his prompt resignation from the party, whose ticket he contested for the seat of Representative in District #3 Montserrado County in the 2017 General Elections.
The party, in response to Mr. Gbala, said: “Liberty Party acknowledges the resignation of Mr. Kanio Bai-Gbala from its membership effective Friday, October 18, 2019. We are cognizant of Mr. Bai-Gbala’s right to associate or dissociate with any political institution and interpose no query to his resignation.”
The party in a statement said, Mr. Bai-Gbala joined the LP about mid-2017 and became an inactive member immediately after the first round of the 2017 Presidential Election when he endorsed the presidential candidate of the CDC while the LP was still challenging the results of the election in court.
“From that point onward, Mr. Bai-Gbala went on to become an active propagandist of the CDC.
As a party, we wish Mr. Bai-Gbala well on his political sojourn and request that he turns over all assets of the party still in his possession.”
Bai-Gbala resigned from CDC
Until his resignation Atty. Gbala was the national chairman for press and public affairs of the CDC
Though his reasons for resigning were not comprehensively outlined in his letter addressed to CDC chairman Nathaniel McGill, Mr. Gbala said his decision emerged from “deep soul-searching, immense inner turmoil, and frank consultations” with members of his family.
“I am painfully constrained to indefinitely suspend my membership from the Mighty Congress for Democratic Change with immediate effect. This decision by extension also revokes my membership within the Coalition for Democratic Change and relinquishes me of my position as chairman on Press and Public Affairs of the Coalition,” he wrote in his letter dated April 17, addressed to McGill.
“I visualize myself as a man of personal conviction, consistency, and honor and so this is probably one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make in my entire life. As October approaches, we are afforded another opportunity within the executive and legislative branches of government to reverse this negative narrative. I am 100 percent certain to be an active player within these processes especially in District #3 of Montserrado County, where I will contest as a representative candidate,” he said.
Mr. Gbala went on to say at the time, that he was deeply hurt that Liberia is among the most destitute in the world, with people’s lives similar to that of the middle Ages.
He pointed out that he has nothing to regret for quitting the party, including its coalition.
“Since the signaling of our decision to indefinitely part ways with the Mighty CDC, I have received calls and text messages expressing sorrow, seeking clarifications, and entreating me to stay. I assure our comrades, admirers, fellow partisans and foot soldiers that my move is not only necessary, but very timely,” he said.