UP Confirms Suspension Of Chairman … Says He Will Face Probe For Unilateral Decision

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Unity Party has voted to suspend Wilmot J. M. Paye as National Chairman of the party with immediate effect. According to a press release, Chairman Paye’s suspension is as a result of a unilateral decision taken to hold a press conference in which he (Chairman Paye) called on UP partisans in the name of the party to stay away from the peaceful assembly organized by group of Liberians under the banner of the Council of Patriots.
The party said it considers Wilmot’s pronouncement in a press conference held on January 5, 2020 as gross insubordination to both the Executive Committee and the entire party.
Meanwhile, the Executive Committee has constituted a Special Committee to investigate the motive for Chairman Paye’s unilateral decision on such critical national issue.
The Chairman will remain suspended until the committee can complete its investigation and report findings within a period of two weeks for further actions.
The members of the NEC are: Mrs. Dabah Mabande Varpilah – Chairperson; Cllr. Peter Bonah Jallah – Legal Advisor; Mrs. Cornelia Kruah-Togba – Secretary; Richard Nagbe Koon – member and Loseni Sayon – member
In another development, the NEC voted to lift the suspension of Partisan Whroway Bryant. The lifting of the suspension means that Whroway will immediately resume his position as Vice Chairman of the National Youth Congress of the Unity Party.
The press release was signed by Mohammed Ali, National ASG for Press, Publicity and Outreach.