MONROVIA – Citizens Movement for Change Political Leader Hon. Musa Hassan Bility says he will back an opposition coalition only if it is built on principle. Bility issued a press statement after attending the Congress for Democratic Change anniversary program in Grand Gedeh County. He said the invitation opened space for serious talk among Liberia’s opposition leaders. Bility warned that past coalitions repeatedly collapsed under ego, distrust, and fights over leadership. He insisted any new arrangement must answer concrete questions about national values, appointments, and accountability. The Nimba County District Seven Representative said the CMC is ready to talk openly and listen. He also stressed governance must come before power, ego, and personalities, as THE ANALYST reports.
Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) Political Leader Hon. Musa Hassan Bility, Representative of District #7, Nimba County, says he will support an opposition coalition only if it is built on clear principles rather than the desire to share power. Bility made the declaration in a press statement issued in Monrovia, days after attending the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) anniversary program in Grand Gedeh County.
Bility Reflects On CDC Invitation
Bility said he accepted the invitation from the CDC in the spirit of democratic maturity, mutual respect, and responsible opposition politics. He explained that he viewed the invitation not merely as a political event, but as an opportunity for opposition leaders and parties to meet, gauge the national mood, and begin the kind of serious conversation Liberia now requires.
He disclosed that he has since spoken with other leaders within the opposition community and said he is encouraged that many share his view.
According to Bility, there is a growing feeling that the opposition must begin to talk not only about elections but also about Liberia; not only about power, but about governance; not only about removing a government, but about building a better one.
Warns Against Repeating Past Failures
Bility cautioned that Liberia has seen opposition collaborations before, noting that too often, they have raised the hope of the people and later collapsed under the weight of ambition, ego, distrust, and the struggle over who should lead.
He stressed that this history must not be repeated, arguing that if the opposition is to come together again, it must be different this time.
A serious coalition, Bility stated, cannot be built only around the desire to win power. He maintained that it must instead be built around clear principles, a shared national vision, a credible governance agenda, and a transparent commitment to the Liberian people.
He added that any coalition must answer the real questions: what kind of government Liberians want to form, what values will guide it, what standards will determine appointments and nominations, how competence, integrity, patriotism, and public service will become the foundation of governance, and how any agreement signed will be respected after victory.
CMC Says It Is Ready To Engage
Bility affirmed that opposition collaboration is necessary for the CMC, asserting that no serious democratic change can be achieved if opposition forces remain permanently divided. However, he cautioned that collaboration must not become a power-sharing arrangement for politicians, but rather a national rescue project for the Liberian people.
“The CMC is ready to talk. We are ready to listen. We are ready to work with others,” Bility stated, adding that the party will support only a coalition that places governance above ambition, country above ego, and the people above political convenience.
He argued that Liberia does not need another arrangement that changes faces while preserving the same old system, but rather a coalition of conviction, discipline, transparency, and purpose.
“If we must come together, let us come together around ideas before personalities, principles before positions, and governance before power,” Bility stated, describing that as the coalition worth building, the conversation worth having, and the change Liberia deserves.