Vice President Jeremiah Kpan-Koung brought on stirs and ignited public debate and skepticism amongst Liberians last week when he made what many described as belittling feedback in opposition to historic President George Manneh Weah, labeling him as ‘frequent citizen’. Analysts studying into his feedback are inferring that it may per chance well presumably be an early warning photos before the doubtless opponents in 2029.
In an interview last week within the US, Vice President Koungspoke his mind in regards to the inspect of element between him and the well-liked President, regarding sequence of occurrences he believed are evidences of the level of grudge he (historic President Weah) peaceable bears.
He printed how tried he has been to effect out to historic President Weah nonetheless to no avail, disclosing a particular case all around the funeral of gradual Senator Prince Y. Johnson in Ganta, Nimba County when the well-liked President evaded shaking his hand after he attempted to plan so.
Curiously displeased and drained with the manner the well-liked President whom he additionally is known as ‘gargantuan brother’ within the interview, the Liberian Vice President harshly retorted, describing Weah as a ‘frequent citizen’.
“If I am going to work and Weah is in the traffic, he will park,” he confused out in furtherance of his obvious anger over the play of events between the both of them.
The first occasion at PYJ dilemma
All has not been going successfully between two statesmen since the tip of the rancorous 2023 legislative and presidential elections which Koung’s aspect obtained with a razor-thin margin. Causes on the support of their impervious relationship is unknown, nonetheless political pundits believed it surrounds Koung’s acceptance to flee on the observe of the Solidarity Earn together- a option talked about to be heavily influenced by the gradual Senator PYJ and elders of Nimba County.
Used President Weah shedding the elections to the UP’s candidate, consistent with political analysts, resulted from overwhelming Nimba’ssupport for the UP attributable to the truth their beget son in Koung used to be on the observe as vice presidential candidate.
Used President obtained 14 of the 15 political subdivisions in 2017, alongside with Nimba County, a vote rich county, partly made imaginable by Koung’s MDR alliance with the CDC. And not having the the same support in 2023, it is strongly believed, brought on him the election.
Probably 2029 opponents
Political analysts are predicting a imaginable opponents between the 2 political heavyweights in 2029.
It’s being predicted in quite quite a bit of quarters that Vice President Koung is in ballotregion to flee for President in 2029 on the observe of the UP in region of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai who couldn’t venture into the flee attributable to his age.
Already 80 years ragged, President Boakai will clock 85 years by 2029, and taking a see at his contemporary outlook, it is broadly regarded as he would not flee for one other six years interval of time after the completion of his first six years interval of time.
VP Koung is a staunch member, in all likelihood political chief, of the Motion for Democracy and Reconciliation (MDR) founded by his gradual political god-father, Senator Johnson. Whether or not he’ll take care of with the MDR and flee on its observe for president in 2029 stays one other uphill conjecture.
Then yet again, rumors circulating the political house suggest he may per chance well join the UP to smoothen his possibilities of running on the observe as president.
In same vein, historic President Weah is the largely candidate on the observe of the
Congress for Democratic Commerce (CDC) in 2029, and there are predictions that he would severely change the following President after President Boakai.
He obtained the 2017 elections on the observe of the CDC, which is peaceable being regarded as a formidable opposition party, whereas he (Weah) stays the nation’s most popular baby-kisser on file.
Fresh occurrences the attach thousands of Liberians rushed out of their properties, left their busy schedules to see at him at any time when he is, consistent with analysts, present that he is peaceable loved and popular with Liberians.
Political analysts mediate Vice President Koung is setting the stage to defuse and detract public attention from Weah, having been attentive to the truth that he is peaceable popular and loved by Liberians, Koung appears to be like to be to be jittery
“How can you say US Vice President JD Vance is bigger than former President Joe Biden,” puzzled Solomon Luther, a bikerider and staunch supporter of the well-liked President.
He talked about the Vice President being dismissive of the well-liked head of utter would not alternate the truth that Weah stands a bigger likelihood to merely about region of business in 2029, to total his 2d interval of time denied by over seventeen thousands votes in 2023.
In keeping with him, Vice President Koung must present the well-liked President admire no matter his contemporary portfolio, alongside with “he will not be vice president forever and he would want to demand respect from others.”
Moreover, John Dedee expressed displeasure with Vice President Koung’sclassification of the well-liked head of utter, asserting their cloudy relationship has nothing to plan with the truth that Weah occupied the ultimate region of business of the land, not like he (Koung) who is one step below.
“I strongly believe he is trying to signal an intention that 2029 will be more than 2023 in terms of campaign rhetoric, character assassinations and other ways of painting opponents negatively,” Dedee talked about.
As Vice President, Dedee talked about, Mr. Koung must beget an ambiance of amity, not animosity, alongside with “that depends on how he responds to issues and talks about others, whether it is former President Weah or not.”
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Used President Weah has not spoke back to Vice President Koung’s’frequent citizen’ feedback, and his chief of region of business workers, Len Eugene Nagbe distanced the president from a viral social media commentary attributed to him.
Nagbe, a historic Minister of Knowledge, clarified that the commentary attributed to his boss is unsuitable. He talked about the well-liked head of utter did not plan the commentary in seek records from, terming it misattribution.
As a replacement, he urged Liberians and politicians to focal point on the usual-or-garden pressing nationwide complications at hand in desire to spreading “falsehood” in opposition to the well-liked President who believes his need peace, solidarity, reconciliation and vogue.
Weighing in on the Vice President Koung’s feedback in opposition to their political chief, the Childhood Cruise of the CDC termed it as a motive to extinguish, damage and rob away of his lifestyles.
“When you call a former head of state, a commander-in-chief, the man who presides over the biggest democratic constituents and constituencies in our democratic landscape a common man means a lot,” CDC formative years Cruise spoke back.
They described a frequent man as a man without safety, without utter safety, and whose freedom of circulate and speech should not assured by the utter or the vitality-that-be.
