In Mont Senatorial By-Election: CDC Concedes

The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has conceded defeat in the just ended senatorial race for Montserrado Country, thereby recognizing Mr. Darius Dillon of the opposition Liberty Party (LP) as the winner, over its candidate Paulitta Wie of the CDC.
In a press statement issued yesterday, the ruling party’s
Chairman Mulbah Morlu also congratulated its candidate Mr. Abu Kamara for leading in the Distract 15 Representative race.
Meanwhile, he has called for the empowerment of ‘Those who Stood with us during Period of our Struggles; Wants Officials Working outside ‘Pro-poor’ Agenda to Vacate Government.’
“Fellow Liberians and our great peace loving supporters, we greet you this morning from the Headquarters of the Mighty Coalition for Democratic Change. We again want to appreciate all Liberians, especially our partisans and supporters for braving the storm to participate in these Bi-elections. We especially want to thank the gallant men and women of District 15 for coming out en masse to cast their votes,” he said.
“We fought a good fight and have reached a final conclusion, in the aftermath of the National Elections Commission-NEC official announcement of preliminary results, which projects Mr. Abu B. Kamara as winner of District #15 whilst congratulating Mr. Kamara, the CDC as Liberia’s biggest democratic institution, likewise congratulated Mr. Abraham Darius Dillon of the Liberty Party as the presumptive winner of the Senatorial Elections of Montserrado County,” he also stated.
The Chairman of the ruling party’s statement in conceding defeat to the opposition resonated from the recent votes lost to Dillon of the opposition in the just ended Senatorial Bi-elections.
“In the history of our democratic struggles, we have always fought for free, fair, transparent and credible elections and as such, we cannot and will not contradict our stance, nor betray our legacy,” he stated.
Chairman Morlu further said, the past was behind, and urged all members of his party to forge ahead, “Our dynamic Standard Bearer and supporters, we the members of the National Executive Committee of this great party are committed to all of you,” he intimated.
“Now is the time that we have to swallow the bitter pills by taking some hard decisions both in government and our party. We commit to continuously seeking the interest of Liberians. Most importantly, our supporters who stood with us during our difficult days in the struggle must continue to be empowered. We can no longer sugarcoat this reality. The moral demands to empower our people are a fierce urgency that remains our first line of defense as we serve our country,” he averred.
Chairman Morlu is at the same time warning partisans to stick to the ideology of what the party believes in, “The verdict from our people in the just-ended polls in Montserrado is not only a wakeup call to action, but an insistence the party will not ignore to change course. Our officials in both the Legislature and the Executive will have to live in accordance with our Pro-poor Agenda or, they will have to vacate the government and our beloved party,” he stated.
“We have reached the point where we will separate party actions from the actions of officials of government, where necessary; the period for honeymoon is over; the mandates given to you are for support and execution to help our President succeed, not to undermine our hard-earned gains. Our officials must validate the confidence reposed in them,” he averred.
“My fellow partisans, we are emerging stronger than ever in our political history, and with this increasing strength we shall never repeat a loss in our stronghold of Montserrado County again,” he stated.
“In conclusion, we hereby announce an extraordinary meeting of the entire party structure on this Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 4:00 PM to build consensus with partisans and stakeholders as we work overtime to remain a united and stronger party towards 2020, when the mighty party looks to redeeming Montserrado lost seat and gaining additional Senatorial seats. Let us remain united,” he urged.