The main opposition political party, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has raised concerns about potential foul play ahead of the 2029 election. Speaking on a local talk show, “Face the Issues,” on Kings FM in Monrovia during the weekend, CDC Secretary General Jefferson Koijee, former mayor of the city of Monrovia, accused the Boakai-led administration of orchestrating a systematic capture of a democratic institution to serve the administration’s selfish plans of rigging the 2029 Election by planting his surrogates at the National Election Commission (NEC), an institution established under the constitution to be void of partisan politics. But Koijee claims that what should be the backbone of mutuality and credibility has turned into an extension of the Unity Party’s dumpsite to host party loyalists and puppets of the government.
According to him, the appointment of Jonathan Weedor as Commissioner of NEC is a complete contradiction to the established constitutional responsibility of the institution and raises concerns about the independence and the credibility of the electoral process in 2029. He noted that any attempt by President Boakai to undermine the will of the people in 2029, the President will be a “Citizen of the Cemetery,” and would be resisted by the CDC, warning that they will oppose anything that contradicts a win for former President Weah in reclaiming the presidency.
He emphasized that Weedor’s appointment at the National Election Commission is a threat to the democratic principles on which Liberia is built, urging Liberians to remain vigilant. The former Mayor of Monrovia declared that the CDC will resist any attempt to manipulate the electoral process. “This is not just about one appointment,” he asserted, describing the move as “opaque, unilateral, and suspicious.
He added that it reinforces the growing public perception that the Boakai administration is more interested in consolidating power than in strengthening democratic governance. The appointment of Jonathan Weedor as commissioner of the NEC has raised public outcry among civic society organizations and opposition political parties about his credibility. Others stated the basis for their concerns regarding his appointment, while some term his appointment a compromise of electoral integrity, considering his past involvement in the electoral process of the Unity Party’s 2023 campaign as the chief strategist of the Unity Party ‘war room’, announcing a one-round victory for the party.
