MONROVIA – The Political Leader of the burgeoning Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) Honorable Musa Hassan Bility has issued a stark warning about the state of the nation, expressing a deep concern that Liberia is dangerously drifting toward chaos and a potential return to its painful past. In a strongly worded letter titled “The Signs Are Alarming,” under his usually thought-provoking platform, “Letter from Saclepea”, Bility detailed a rising “uneasiness” across the country, characterized by a lack of coherent leadership and a growing disregard for the rule of law.
In the article, copy of which was shared with The Analyst, the Nimba County lawmaker painted a picture of a nation lacking direction, asserting that the country is “running without a head, running without direction, and running without a plan.” He described the current management of national affairs as chaotic and the political environment as erratic, leading to a widening disconnect across the country.
“The disconnect across the country is widening. The way in which our affairs are being managed is becoming chaotic. Our politics is becoming erratic”, Bility said.
The most troubling sign, according to the tough talking politician, is the apparent erosion of national discipline and respect for the law. He notes the subtle but definite creep of violence back into the “national bloodstream” and the normalization of disrespect for the rule of law.
Crucially, the Representative placed the primary responsibility for this decline on the government itself. He claimed this erosion is coming “not only from the top, from the very government that should be safeguarding our stability, but also from the population that is taking cues from that failure.” Bility warned that if citizens begin to follow lawlessness, the nation is “already halfway toward trouble.”
Rep. Bility stressed the severe danger of this trajectory, reminding Liberians that the nation has experienced the consequences of such behavior before. He invoked the painful memory of the country’s civil conflict, stating:
“It is dangerous. It is frightening. And it is familiar. Liberia has been here before. We know what happens when disrespect for authority becomes culture… We cannot afford to go back. Not now. Not ever”, he noted.
The CMC arrowhead who has been very vocal since his election into the national legislature, argued that a continued path without a fundamental national approach will cause the ground to shift, further weakening the rule of law and causing institutions to lose credibility.
What troubles the Representative most is the silence and the indifference to the rising disorder. He feared that verbal warnings and criticisms are no longer enough to stop the rising tide. Rep. Bility’s letter, according to Liberia’s political observers, serves as an urgent call for collective action, imploring all sectors of society—leaders, citizens, and institutions—to rise up before it is too late.
He concluded with a fervent plea for the nation to restore “the golden values of order, discipline, respect and lawful disagreement.” Bility hopes recent events will shake the country awake, compelling all to remember that peace is a fragile agreement and to return to a place where political opposition does not lead to national disintegration.
“The signs are alarming. But they are also a warning,” Bility concluded, urging the country to heed the warning before it becomes “history repeating itself.” See full text of Rep. Bility’s “Letter from Saclepea” on page 3 of this edition.