FOYA CHIEFS AND ELDERS: VERDIER STATEMENT DANGEROUS FOR SOCIETY AND UNDERMINE THE PEACE AND STABILITY OF THE STATE
Foya district citizens compressing chiefs and elders have described statements made against their Kingsman and Moravia City Mayor Jefferson T. Koijee by Cllr. Jerome Verdier is dangerous, malicious, and morally despicable in the untimely death of Charloe Musu, the daughter of Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott.
Speaking in the chicken soup Factory Community at a well-attended meeting attended by cross sections of chiefs and elders, the Kissi chiefs and elders through the district Statutory Superintendent, J. Clarence Tamba Sandie, said as they continue to advocate for a just society for all and sundry through political dialogues, discourses of civility, they as sons and daughters of Lofa County are been taken aback by the dangerous, malicious and morally despicable comments being loosely spewed out on the Spoon TV Network on February 22, 2023, by Cllr. Jerome Verdier accuses our son Jefferson Koijee of being the mastermind of the untimely death of Musu Charloe, the daughter of Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott.
“From the birth of Jefferson Tamba Koijee in Foya is well known to us. Knowing fully well that he lost his mother after seven days and subsequently his father thereby being taken in as an orphan and came to Monrovia at age seven wandering into the hands of many parents. In Monrovia, Tamba has been living with his uncle Mr. Fayiah D. Koijee who teaches at the University of Liberia. How can this child be linked to the deadly Liberian Civil War when he was not a teenager during or before the war of 1990” the group stated.
According to them, it is very unfortunate on the part of Verdier and his likes to continuously link our son to the war. We want to be very categorical and be on record that if anything happens to our son Verdier, Costa and some heelless leaders of the opposition community have lost political gravity and decided to bring him down (assassinate) as being said by Henry Costa will not be taken lightly.
The Kissi Chief and Elders called on the government of Liberia through the Minister of Justice to speedily take seizure of this matter, the gruesome and untimely death of the daughter of Cllr. Musu Scott before it goes out of order. This and the litany of deliberate attacks on Jefferson Tamba Koijee are not taken lightly by us. We hereby encourage Verdier to take Mayor Jefferson Tamba Koijee to court if he has substantial evidence against him on his multiple of claims, Superintendent Sandy stated.
“We as sons and daughters of Foya see these orchestrated plans of character assassinations, ploys and smear campaigns as works sanctioned by the grossly failed desperado old man Boakai. A facsimile “John Kizzel “Statesman
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, it deeply pains these group of people to realize that a very young man of such an age in Jefferson Tamba Koijee has done and continued to impact thousands of people in this country through human capital development, job opportunities and life interventions” they stated.
Furthered, the group said they cannot afford to sit idly to see their son being ruthlessly attacked by Verdier, Costa, and members of their syndicate as Mayor Koijee’s entire life has been committed to defending the rights of people dominantly students and children be a character of your dangerous characterizations.
“Now, we know that the way to end this unprecedented renaissance in Lofa as a whole is to destroy our son, Tamba. But we want to say that the sons and daughters of Foya will strongly resist this to the core. We also believe that these constant attacks are envisioned to scar the high-earned characters of our illustrious sons and daughters as well as those who are contributing to the social economic challenges of our beloved district, Foya, and Lofa County. It can be recalled that out of hate and envy, Verdier, Costa, Representative Yekah Kolubah, and other members of the opposition have made myriad threats and attacks against our own; Amb. Nora Finda Bundoo, Hon. Thomas P. Fallah Sen. Saah H. Joseph, H.E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah and most especially the exact representation of the youthful population of our country, the Lord Mayor of the City of Monrovia, Jefferson Tamba Koijee amongst others” the chief and elders furthered stated.
According to them, Cllr. Verdier in 2019 unconsciously and grudgingly accused our son, Mayor Jefferson Tamba Koijee of committing a heinous crime during the Liberian civil war when you are also in the know that Tamba and his uncle, Mr. Fayiah D. Koijee during the civil war were seeking refuge from thousands of kilometers away from where the counselor claimed that the Mayor committed mayhem.
“Cllr. Verdier who served as Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had the supremacy to have invited all individuals who took part and had a leadership role and committed heinous crimes during the turmoil. Mr. Verdier and his gang of blackmailers are fully aware that the Mayor was a teen during the war and did not take part in anything that has to do with the civil war in Liberia.
If Mr. Costa and Verdier knew that our son, Mayor Jefferson Tamba Koijee ever took part in the war and committed crimes against humanity, why couldn’t Verdier who served the commission as Chairperson not invite Tamba at that time? We know that these claims made by Verdier in recent times have further rendered him incompetent to have carried out any investigation or invite anybody to appear before such a man with a high level of immoral chairperson” Statutory Superintendent Sandie maintained,
The Foya chief and elders acknowledge that as the oldest Paramount Chief of Liberia Chief Fallah Quio, the father of Madam Nora Finda Bundoo, Madam Sowoelay Koiniadu Chief Zoe, Chiefs and elders, Religious Council as well as every sector of the Foya Society, condemned the most recent attack on the Lord Mayor of the City of Monrovia; by Cllr. Verdier on the Spoon Talk about the death of little Charloe Musu as their son Jefferson Tamba Koijee never participated in the civil war in whatever way.
“Therefore, we want to further amplify that any malicious attack on Koijee is an attack on the Kissi Community and all its concomitant populace; and the Kissi Community is also in full readiness to uphold, defend, and always fight for the growth and development of this country and its people (Liberians).
Again, the airwaves (radio), television, social media platforms, and newspapers are powerful instruments for the dissemination of messages but nowadays, some are also being used as machinery by deceptive elements for political profit-making and instituting negative agenda against people in government whose works have positively impacted tons of Liberians, Mr. Verdier and his bloc are using the platforms and the Liberian airwaves for blackmailing and character assassination. With the gullibility of Liberians, these effects should not be allowed to take the stage in our country and we must stop them in their attempt to destroy our children if Mr. Verdier considered himself as a duty-bearer in our society” they furthered.
They at the same time called on joint security; especially the Liberia Nation Police, headed by Inspector General, Col. Patrick Sudue and his team of investigators to prevent subjecting people to the basics of falsehood and covet to be more professional in their respective duties. We would also like to use this medium to remind the opposition.
Referring to their stance when it comes to the reelection of President Geroge M. Weah, the Kissi tribal group said on June 5, 2019, under the supervision of the late Paramount Chief Momoh S. Taylor, citizens of Foya Statutory District Petitioned H.E Dr George Weah for re-election, and as such no amount of hate, envy, threats and cheap propaganda against any of our son/daughter will stop us from overwhelmingly voting President Weah come October 10, 2023.
“We will continue to respect past leaders because we stood with them during their days of countless opportunities that they failed to utilize. Therefore, regardless of the condition that this administration took Foya from to now a better state of the many developments in the land, no mortal can distract the district from the many achievement and opportunities that lie ahead of our children’s future. We want to reaffirm said the declaration of support ahead of October 10, 2023” they ended.
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