Liberia: Violent Tones Rising in Buildup to Midterm Senatorial Elections in December

Monrovia — Whether sincere or not, the incumbent Senator Abraham Darius Dillon(Liberty Party, Montserrado) and his main challenger in the Midterm Senatorial elections on December 8, Rep. Thomas Fallah(CDC, District No. 5) appeared confident in a public display of what they termed, "Mature Politics" last weekend, during the state funeral of fallen District No. 9 Representative Munah Pelham Youngblood.

"We are friends and we all should be and remain friends, not enemies because of politics," Senator Dillon posted on his Facebook page, shortly after the event at the Capitol. "Thomas Fallah and I entertained ourselves to some jokes and laughter yesterday at the Capitol Building. And this is how our politics should be. Maturity! Civility! Respect! Tolerance! Responsibly agree to disagree on the issues, but still hold mutual respect for one another! I invited him to come to stand by the #Light so he can feel and enjoy some benefit of being around the #Light, and he came. Then he said, "I won't cut the light off, but it is not easy." We laughed!!"

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