By Abraham Multimedia Kollie
Senator Prince Y. Johnson of Nimba County has criticized President Joseph Boakai’s presidential action on appointing public officials as tribalistic and sentimental. He said that the President was favoring his kinsmen from Lofa County at the expense of other counties and tribes.
Senator Johnson made these remarks on Friday, during the confirmation hearing of Monrovia City Mayor-designate, John Siafa. He said that he was surprised that most of the nominations were from one area, and that this was similar to what the previous government did. He said that this was not what they came to rescue, and that the President was not fulfilling his promise to fight corruption and promote national unity.
He also compared President Boakai’s action to the unpatriotic form of leadership that former President George Weah exhibited during his administration, which led to his defeat in the 2023 elections. He said that Liberians elected President Boakai to rescue the situation, not to continue the same practices.
The role of a senator in Liberia is to represent one of the fifteen counties in the upper house of the bicameral legislature, and to participate in the lawmaking process. Senators also have the power to advise and consent to the president’s appointments, and to try impeached public officials. Senators are elected for nine-year terms, and each county has two senators regardless of its population.
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