Grand Gedeh County Senator Thomas Yaya Nimely has disclosed that late Senator of Nimba County and former warlord Senator Prince Y. Johnson consistently asked for forgiveness from those he hurt during the civil war in Liberia.
Senator Nimely made the statement Tuesday, December 3, 2024 when members of the Liberian Senate paid tributes to their fallen colleague, late Senator Johnson. Senator Nimely said the deceased senator had been asking for forgiveness for 21years, but people are running around saying how he killed and did other wicked things but refused to ask for forgiveness.
He said the people of Grand Gedeh County are tough but very much forgiven, and have forgotten about what happened during the civil war to the extent that about 15, 000 Nimbians are living in Grand Gedeh County and through inter-marriage.
“Those of you that are Christian in this country, I don’t know what it means to become a Christian, the late senator opened a church to ask for redemption and assigned himself to provide community services for time he would remain alive,” Senator Nimey said. Grand Gedeh County Senator said Senator Johnson was always buying time in asking for forgiveness; that’s why he supported presidential candidates in elections that will win and help him buy time to reconcile with his soul.
According to him, the late senator reconciled with his soul by building schools, educating Nimbians and putting them into government for 12 years with former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; that’s why the establishment of the war crimes court did not happen, same as under former President George M. Weah.
Senator Nimely said the late senator continued to preach and asked for forgiveness; noting that those that preach should know that when they wrong God despite how many times, they should ask for forgiveness. Commenting on the signing of the resolution on the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court, Senator Nimely said he feels bad because he and the late senator were good friends.
“When we were signing the resolution for the court’s establishment, Senator Johnson wasn’t there and he wasn’t aware of our decision. When he came the next day he asked, “Did Sen. Nimely sign?” And I said yes, and he immediately went and signed the resolution,” Nimly said.
