The Government of Liberia has distanced itself from the recent eviction of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) from its headquarters in Congo Town. Speaking Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah stated that the Government of Liberia has no part to play in what happened to the CDC.
Minister Piah clarified that the demolition of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters, stressing that the matter was strictly a private property dispute, adding that the presence of the Liberia National Police at the scene did not mean the government ordered the demolition.
He cited past cases, including a land dispute in Mount Barclay involving CDC Treasurer John Youboty, where police officers were also present during enforcement. “The government has nothing to do with what happened there. Everything you saw the bulldozer breaking down was what the property owner instructed the operator to remove,” he said.
According to him, eviction procedures are common in Liberia and not unique to the CDC, noting that even the ruling Unity Party once vacated its headquarters after failing to settle a land issue, relocating instead to Broad Street. He stated that what occurred was not a government-based action; it was the result of a court-ordered eviction following a legal dispute over property ownership.
He said that under the Liberian Civil Procedure Law, when the court rules in such matters, the sheriff carries out the order, with the police providing protection. “The government does not evict anyone. Therefore, what happened was a legal process, not a political action against any institution,” the minister emphasized.
