Monrovia – Ahead of the governing Unity Party’s official campaign launch on Saturday, citizens of Foyah district which also happens to be the home of vice President Joseph N. Boakai, have raised the amount of one million Liberian dollars as their initial contribution to the presidential bid of VP Boakai.
Speaking Wednesday September 13, 2017 in the chicken soup factory community, Foyah district representative Francis S. Nyumalin said the money was raise by sons and daughters of Foyah district both here in Liberia and in the Diasporas as a means of contributing and a sign of support to vice President Boakai’s campaign process.
The Foyah district lawmaker said the contribution of the one million Liberian dollars to the campaign process of VP Boakai should serve as a warning to other political parties that Foyah district and Lofa County as a whole is fully backing the presidential bid of vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai.
“The peoples of Foyah district are blessed because Foyah happen to be the home of the vice president and the incoming president of the republic of Liberia; so on behalf of the people of Foyah both here in Liberia and abroad and throughout the network for Boakai 2017, we have come today to identify with our son with a contribution of one million Liberian dollar for his campaign” He said.
Rep.Nyumalin said in his capacity as the representative of Foyah district he will do all he can in his power to see the presidential bid of VP Boakai is successful.
For his part, vice President Joseph N. Boakai, lauded the kind gesture of the peoples of Foyah district for not only being the first district in Liberia to endorse him, but also being able through the network for Boakai 2017 to raise the said amount.
“I want to say thank you to the people of Foyah district for not sitting down after endorsing me to contest for the highest seat in the country, but by raising such a significant amount of money to support my presidential bid” The Unity Party standard Bearer said.
VP Boakai said with the kind of support coming from the peoples of Foyah and other counties in Liberia toward his presidential bid, he can assure the supporters of the Unity Party of a first round victory.
“With this kind of support both physically and financially we can assure you the Liberian peoples of a first round victory come October 10, 2017” He noted.
Vice President Boakai used the occasion to warn Liberian on who to vote for in the upcoming October elections saying “Do not vote for somebody because they give you money or because they give you food, the day of voting for rice or money is over” VP Boakai averred.
The unity party strong man said he is best suited for the highest seat in the country because of his level of patriotism to the country of his birth, saying “I only have one passport and that is the Liberian passport” VP Boakai boasted.
Speaking further vice President Joseph N. Boakai reminded Liberian about the importance of the October 10 elections, telling Liberian not to vote for any one because they believe it is their time.
“This election is a very defining moment in the history of our country, so be careful who to choose as your next leader. Don’t vote for somebody because they believe it is their time, this is not a football game for anyone to say it is their time to be president” VP Boakai said in a more serious tone.
Also speaking the chairlady of the network for Boakai 2017, Catherine Momolu, said the network for Boakai 2017 is a conglomeration of citizens from all fifteen counties in Liberia. She said with their presence in all of the counties, they as a network are going to work together in campaigning for vice president Boakai.
“The network for Boakai 2017 with our presence in the fifteen counties in Liberia will campaign from county to county in making sure VP Boakai is elected as the next president of this country” she said.
Madam Momolu said VP Boakai is the rightful person for the presidency based on his track record as a public servant.
“Vice President Joseph Boakai, a humble character, is more suited for the presidency of this country than any other candidate in this race because of his clean record as a public servant for so many years and also because of his level of tolerance” she noted.
Report by Jackson F. Kanneh-0770195412/[email protected]
