Postal Affairs Minister, Worlea Saywah-Dunah, has slammed Senator Prince Yormie Johnson for his hate-speech style of politicking, following a donation made by government to several schools in Nimba County.
On Wednesday, July 19, the government donated three buses and other materials to Nimba University, Karn and Bahn High Schools, and several other institutions in Nimba, but Sen. Johnson condemned the gesture as not being worth it.
He described the government’s donation as worthless to schools in Nimba, adding that those schools do not need buses at this moment; instead, science laboratories and libraries would have been more useful.
Before then, Johnson had been making a number of negative statements, like on July 9 of this year, when he told his church congregation that the reelection of George Weah would mean the reincarnation of the Saint Peter Lutheran Church massacre of Nimbaians on 14th Street in Monrovia, during the country’s civil war.
Early last week, Johnson made another statement, claiming to have cogent information of the regime’s alleged plan to dump corpses in the premises of Unity Party (UP) Vice Standard Bearer, Jeremiah Koung, on the Robertsfield Highway in Margibi County, and shift the blame on him.
But Worlea Saywah-Dunah, in reaction, said Johnson’s statement is anti-people, claiming that politicking through “hate speech and insults” should be condemned, not only by Nimbaians, but Liberians in general, because those comments are not healthy for the peace and stability of the country.
He said Johnson’s condemnation of the donation is an indication that Johnson and his opposition bloc, which include Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction, and the Unity Party, are out of touch with the realities of education and other developments taking place in Nimba.
Saywah-Dunah, an alumnus of the Bahn High School, stated that despite ECOWAS and international partners’ warning to Liberians that their campaign in the pending elections should be “issue-based” and not be filled with “hate language (speech) and insults,” Johnson continues to ignore that advice.
All of these insinuations, the Postal Affairs Minister continued, are against the country’s emerging democracy, which is based on civil liberties that go with responsibilities for what one’s words or actions.
Saywah-Dunah said Johnson’s statement is appalling
He however vowed to work harder with his fellow Nimbaians to have Johnson retired politically during the Tuesday, October 10 Presidential and Legislative Elections, which is solely being funded by Liberians themselves.
Last Wednesday, the Chairperson of the Governance Commission, Garrison Yealue, delivered three buses, one each, to Nimba University, Karn and Bahn High Schools.
He said the donation is in continuation of the government’s continuous development, and that the President cares for Nimbaians, and as such, he will continue to support and implement developmental initiatives in the county.
The Nimba County District 4 former Representative also used the occasion to dispel “rumors that are being circulated by some members of the opposition bloc” that the President does not care for Nimbaians.
“As you all know, the President’s mother hails from Nimba, specifically Gbi and Doru, so those who are saying he doesn’t care for the county are saying that for their selfish political interests,” he disclosed.
Also, Nimba University’s President, Jessie Mongrue, thanked the government for the unremitting support to the university, stating that the President has always supported Nimba University in every way, including the recent employment and increment of salaries for employees of the institution.
