MONROVIA – Bomi County Senator Edwin Snowe has chosen not to confirm or deny the rumors surrounding his self-withdrawal from the campaign team of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). Snowe had been appointed as the campaign chair for the Western region on the Party’s campaign.
By Henry Karmo, [email protected]
The Western region comprises Bomi, Gbarpolu, and Grand Cape Mount Counties. According to sources close to the President and Senator Snowe, his decision is allegedly linked to the inclusion of talk-show host Henry Costa on the CDC team.
When contacted, Senator Snowe, responding to questions about the rumors, said, “No comment on that, and I have even turned off my phones.”
Despite his support for the CDC, Ambassador Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party secured the highest vote count in the three counties during the first-round elections held on October 10, 2023.
On Sunday, October 29, 2023, Mr. Costa, along with the political leader of the All-Liberian Party, Benoni Urey, and his daughter, Telia Urey, announced to the country that they would now become leading campaigners for the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) in the November 14 run-off election.
Urey, along with his daughter Telia and political commentator Henry Costa, led the party to an endorsement ceremony at the ALP Headquarters in Monrovia.
Expressing his support for President Weah’s re-election, Urey said, “Mr. President, the All Liberian Party has vested significant authority in me. Today, I have been granted the privilege to inform you, Mr. President, that the All Liberian Party endorses your bid for a second term. We want to assure you that today’s endorsement is not just an ordinary one; it is an endorsement from our hearts.”
Urey had been a staunch ally of Ambassador Joseph Boakai until Boakai selected Senator Jeremiah Koung of Prince Johnson’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDR) as his running mate.
Boakai’s choice for a running mate did not sit well with the Ureys, Costa, and other figures who had supported him. Sources familiar with the discussions informed FrontPageAfrica that Urey, displaying signs of disappointment, questioned Boakai about whether he was prepared to “dance with the devil” by dealing with Senators Prince Johnson and Edwin Snowe. Some believe that these two senators are the baggage that comes with selecting Koung, and they will exert their influence on him through Koung.
