‘Put Up or Shut Up’ -Bility Hits Back at GoL Accusers over Corruption Allegations

MONROVIA – In what seems to be a bold and defiant move, Representative Musa Hassan Bility has thrown down the gauntlet to the Unity Party-led government, challenging them to put up or shut up over allegations of criminality that have been labeling him a criminal for years. In an exclusive interview recently, the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) leader’s fiery statement comes amid a war of words with senior government officials, who have repeatedly accused him of wrongdoing but failed to substantiate their claims in court. As the war of words escalates, questions linger about the motivations behind the government’s smear campaign and whether Bility’s reputation will emerge unscathed. The Analyst reports.

Musa Hassan Bility, political leader of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) and Representative of Nimba County District #7, has challenged the Unity Party–led government to prosecute him if allegations branding him a criminal are true, accusing senior ruling party officials of years of character assassination without legal action.

Speaking publicly, Bility said key Unity Party figures have repeatedly labeled him a criminal for more than five years but have failed to substantiate those claims in court, even after assuming state power following the 2023 elections.

“As far as my reputation and my character are concerned, the people who are running the government today are those who were assassinating my character,” Bility said. “They are the same people who said I was a criminal. So why are you not prosecuting the criminal?”

 CMC Political Leader and Nimba County District #7 Representative is considered one of Liberia’s wealthiest businessmen and politicians, but the source of his wealth has since been questioned by several Liberians including political figures linking him to corruption; however, there has been no evidence linking him to corruption in Liberia.

The CMC leader argued that repeated accusations do not amount to guilt and that only the courts can determine criminal responsibility.

“They spent all these years calling someone a criminal,” he said. “That does not make them a criminal. What makes them a criminal is to charge them, take them to court, and have them found guilty.”

Bility noted that the Unity Party has now been in power for what he described as 18 to 19 months without bringing any charges against him.

“You spent five years in this town denigrating me, calling me names,” he said. “You have been in power now and you have never brought a single charge against me.”

Declaring his innocence, Bility said he would withstand what he characterized as politically motivated attacks. “I am not a criminal,” he asserted. “Life is very simple. Either you’re doing it or you are not doing it.”

In a broader critique of the administration, Bility alleged that Unity Party officials, including President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, lack transparent sources of income. He contrasted those claims with his own financial situation, saying he could account for his assets if questioned.

“If you ask me today, Musa Bility, to tell you where I got the money to buy the car I ride, I can tell you. I dare them. None of them is able to do that,” he said.

The Unity Party government has not publicly responded to Bility’s latest statements, and no formal charges have been announced against the CMC leader.

A Liberian politician and businessman, Musa Hassan Bility has held government positions under the administration of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He also served as LFA president from 2010 to 2018.

Despite sustained public criticism from political actors and segments of the public accusing him of criminality, Bility maintains that no court in Liberia has charged or found him guilty of corruption or any criminal offense within the country.