Sallu Swaray
29 October 2008
The opposition Liberty Party is taking steps that to bring partisans at around a table to find a way to the internal variance that is hurting the party.
In an overview statement over the weekend at the 2nd Liberty Party Political Awareness Forum at the party's Monrovia Headquarters, Chairman Israel Akinsanya went beyond the scope of the issue, shifting blame on the ruling Unity Party for the problems in his party.
According to him, UP was cleverly designing escapades aimed at destabilizing its (liberty party's) powerbase, the youth, but did not say to what extent the UP was infiltrating its camp to detach the youth from the Liberty Party.
However, Mr. Akisanya contended that in the past couple of months, there have been considerable efforts to disrupt the Liberty Party, to weaken its stronghold before the 2011 elections because the UP sees the Liberty Party as a force to reckon with. Grading his party as a strong and vital opposition party, he told partisans at the forum they would ensure that the UP will not come ahead in the elections.
The Liberty Party chairman sees the appointment of Isaac Jackson, a former member of the Liberty Party, as part of its campaign to get at it (Liberty Party).
According to him, the former LP partisan, who is now serving as the assistant minister for culture at the information ministry, was awarded the job because he simply dehumanized and demonized the political leader of the Liberty Party.
That besides, Chairman Akinsanya told his partisans that the government of the ruling party was also working to get at other staunch members of party such as the secretary general, Nathaniel Toe.
He classified these as the problems the party is faced with but ruled any assertions that the party was saddled with disputes
"There is no dispute in our party and we are very clear on this," he tried to cover up the reality while at same time interjected that the party would not discuss its internal rift in the press, adding "if there is any, we will have to discuss it at the National Executive Committee level and make further recommendations."
While shielding the party's image by insinuating that there was no dispute at all, Mr. Akinsanya however wooed partisans to come together and take a stance on issues of national embodiment, if they are to progress and move forward as a party.
He also urged partisans to continue to support the party by making meaningful contributions in terms of paying their dues to lift the party up. At the same time, he called on partisans of the party to begin moving in communities across the city to preach the party.
"The party is for men and women with a purpose, and we do not just come to seek state power on empty promises. But we are going to take state power come 2011 to deliver those things the ruling unity party has failed to deliver for the Liberian people," he said as his partisans cheered in the background.
For his part, Secretary General Nathaniel Toe called for Internal National Reconciliation conference among partisans if the party is to survive the pending elections.
He outlined that several partisans were dissatisfied with the manner in which the political leader of the party, Cllr. Brumskine and others were running the affairs of the party.
Mr. Toe told the gatherings that the Akinsanya leadership was ill-legitimate and unconstitutional, as such there was a need for the party's NEC to hold an extra-ordinary national conference to legitimize their status.
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