Grand Cape Mount County’s Senator, Varney Sherman’s reelection is reportedly in jeopardy in his hometown, having been denied access to the county’s city hall for the formal launch of his official campaign yesterday in Robertsport.
According to reports, the Senator and his team were refused entry into the city hall, where the program should have been held in Robertsport, on grounds that he has not done much for which he should be re-elected by the locals.
The report from Robertsport stated that a group of residents or locals blocked Sherman and his team from entering the city hall, upon arrival for the formal launch of his campaign for reelection, in the Tuesday, October 10 Presidential and Legislative Elections.
The people claimed that the Senator has not done anything tangible for the county, mainly during this emergency period where flooding has made scores of the residents homeless; therefore, he (Sherman) does not deserve their votes for reelection for another term.
Instead of the original venue, the county’s city hall, which was earlier decided upon by the campaign team, Sherman was forced to launch and formally declare his campaign open on the Momo Town Football Field, in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County on Thursday, September 7, 2023.
Sherman, an independent candidate, is amongst 14 senators in the 15 counties seeking reelection in this year’s October poll. He and 14 others were elected during the 2014 midterm senatorial polls.
There are 10 candidates of other political parties and independent camps who are going against the incumbent (Sherman) in the pending elections, scheduled for October of this year in the country.
Those seeking reelection like Sherman in other counties include Wilmot Commany Best Wesseh of River Gee, Albert Chie of Grand Kru, Milton Teahjay of Sinoe, Francis Paye of Rivercess, and J. Gbeh-bo Brown of Maryland.
Others are Jonathan Kaipay of Grand Bassa, Saah Joseph of Montserrado, Prince Johnson of Nimba, Henrique Tokpa of Bong, Daniel Naahtan of Gbarpolu, and Morris Saytumah of Bomi.
Recently, during the President’s community engagement in Bomi, a similarly ugly fate befell incumbent Senator, Morris Saytumah, who was booed by his own people in Tubmanburg, when the locals were asked to vote for him in October.
