In New Kru Town: Candidates Unhappy With Selection Of Dismissed Vice Governor As New Governor

Two of the four candidates for the Borough Governorship, Dekontee Woto and James Tumu have termed as a backdoor, illegal, criminal and unconstitutional process, the selection of the dismissed Vice Governor Wle Wle Koffa as the new Governor of the Borough.

It can be recalled that over the weekend, some elders of the Borough of Krutown held a selection process participated in by a lone candidate Mr. Koffa among the four and announced him the new administrative head.

Our reporter who witnessed the process was neither conducted by member of the Elder Council Philip Merchant nor the Chair of the Election Committee, Madam Comfort Toe as both Governor Moses Doe Weah and his former vice labeled each as corrupt.

Addressing a news conference Monday, February 5, 2024 on the Bushrod Island on behalf of the two candidates, Woto called on the Chairperson to disqualify candidate Koffa from taking part in the process.

Among other things, the team of two further urged Governor Weah to relieve Philip Merchant from his official post as Chair of All Chairs, stressing that the Six Nominating Districts should equally withdraw all those involved in the backdoor selection. 

“We are also calling on the Governor Moses Doe Weah to relieve Georgia Cain Baryor from her position as member of the Management Team of the Town Hall for aiding and abiding of the backdoor selection process,” the joint statement stressed.

Woto and Tumu also pressed on the Chairperson of the Six Nominating Districts of the Borough, Comfort K. Toe to file a lawsuit against Mr. Merchant for impersonating as Chairperson of the Six Nominating Districts of the Borough. 

They added candidate Koffa and some elders of the Six Nominating Districts headed by Patrick Nyantee Sleh who is not the chairperson of the body, and without the knowledge of the Governor intruded into the premises of the Corporation Hall of the Borough and held their own selection process void of the guidelines set forth for the selection process.

 The two candidates emphasized that his action has the propensity to cause chaos in the Borough of Krutown or Electoral District #16, Montserrado County.

 “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the press, we are calling on all citizens of the Borough of Kru Town to remain calm as the situation is under control and a free, fair and transparent selection process will be carried on,” the release said.

 Meanwhile, Tumu and Woto claimed that some of the elders were invited on Friday morning, February 2, 2024 by Representative Dixon Seboe at his residence in the Borough.

 According to them, there was intelligent information gathered from the meeting in which they were asked by the lawmaker to conduct the selection at all cost; even if it meant to breach the Borough’s constitution, act and the guidelines of the selection process.

 They added that it was also agreed to boycott the planned meeting that they all accepted to attend by the Grand Kru Elders Council and Matro District at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024.

 “We see the melding of Representative Dixon W. Seboe into the Borough selection process as an affront to us the candidates; and we are calling on him to desist,” the two candidates intimated.