The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) will today, May 12 – 13, 2023, convene its first National Convention in Ganta, Nimba County.
The event is intended to elect its standard bearer, and Senatorial and Representative candidates as the 2023 General and Presidential Elections is schedule for October 10.
Its current standard bearer, Alexander B. Cummings had been the presumptive leader since the breakaway of the Unity Party and the Alternative National Congress as well as the Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence faction of the Liberty Party as a result of framework tampering.
The remnant CPP now comprise of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), the Musa Bility faction of the Liberty Party as well as other political affiliates including interest groups (to be identified).
The two-day National Convention is expected to bring together 500 delegates from the 15 political subdivisions of Liberia, as well as the United States of America, Canada, and other parts of the world.
The 2023 Convention will be held under the theme, “Real Change is Coming: Time to Fix our Country Together.”
Twelve committees, including Transportation, Lodging, Feeding, Finance, Communications, and Resolution have been constituted, with Counselor Aloysius Toe as Chairperson, and Madam Ruggie Barry as Co-Chair of the CPP’s National Convention.
The National Elections Commission (NEC), members of the Diplomatic Corps, opposition political parties, including the ruling party, the media and other prominent Liberians have been invited to observe the convention.
Cummings, 66, has over 40 years of work experience as an international businessman.
He worked with Pillsbury Company and moved to Coca Cola Company, where he served as Regional Manager for Coca Cola in Nigeria and later as Manager of Coca Cola Africa, culminating his career as Chief Administrative Officer for Coca Cola Global.
He was conferred the Distinction of Knight Great Band–Humane Order of African Redemption by Liberia’s former President, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for his great humanitarian works in Liberia and support to various institutions.
Cummings is the Founder of Cummings Africa Foundation, providing scholarships and educational assistance to hundreds of needy Liberian students.
He is one of the alumini of the College of West Africa (CWA), attended the Cuttington University College, and worked with the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI).
With a Masters degree in Business and Finance from Clark University in Atlanta, Georgia, Cummings said he wants to bring his decades of business expertise and passion to help improve the lives of Liberians as President, through massive economic development programs that will get Liberians back to work.
Cummings has made substantial financial contributions, as well as donated generators and set up modern computers laboratories at the University of Liberia Fendel campus, the Booker Washington Institute (BWI), the Tubman University in Harper, Maryland County, the Nimba County Community College (NCCC), the Grand Bassa County Community College and the Annur Islamic University in Liberia.
Other learning institutions that have benefited from Cummings educational assistance program include the Gbalatua High School in Bong County, the St. Clements University and the College of West Africa (CWA).
Cummings also made substantial financial contributions towards the construction of the Bolongoidu Mosque in Lofa County, and constructed a bridge that connects Big Town to Tubman University in Harper, Maryland County.
The Cummings Africa Foundation (CAF) since its establishment has also implemented more than 22 quick impact projects with 25 implementing partners, which benefited over 30,000 Liberians.
At the height of the Ebola crisis, Mr. Cummings led a high-level delegation of Coca Cola Executives to Liberia and contributed US$1 million, distributed relief items, and paid WAEC fees and tutorial support for 2,322 students from 21 schools nationwide.
Cummings is a family man, married over 40 years to Madam Treasa with two children and five grandchildren.
