Bility Denounces Attempts to Silence Him -‘Development Isn’t Crime, Generosity Not Treason’, He says

MONROVIA – Liberia’s political landscape has been rocked by a high-profile controversy, and there are growing concerns about democracy and freedom of speech in Liberia. Amid these concerns, politician Musa Hassan Bility has penned a passionate letter defending his work and denouncing attempts to silence him. He has spoken out against attempts by powerful ruling forces to link him to corruption and self-enrichment – allegations that he vehemently denies. As The Analyst reports, Bility has once again spoken truth to power, challenging the tactics used against him and reaffirming his commitment to serving the Liberian people.

In a strongly worded letter, Nimba County District #7 Representative and Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) leader Musa Hassan Bility has denounced attempts to silence him through blackmail and misinformation.

According to Bility, he has been falsely accused of enriching himself at the expense of his people and hoarding the country’s wealth.

He described these allegations as lies and emphasized his decades-long commitment to building and rebuilding his company, as well as his efforts to contribute to Liberia’s development.

Bility highlighted his various projects, including the construction of a bridge in Bong County, a high school in Margibi County, and roads in Lofa, Gbarpolu, and Cape Mount counties.

He stated that these initiatives are being twisted into accusations, with some trying to portray development as a crime and generosity as treason.

The legislator called upon international partners, including the United States, European Union, and United Nations, to monitor the situation in Liberia, warning that the use of state power to suffocate democracy is a threat to the country’s future.

Bility concluded his letter by affirming his determination to continue serving the Liberian people and fighting for positive change.

“Liberia must change,” he declared. “Liberia will change. And I will not give up this fight in the middle of the storm.”

The development comes amid growing concerns about the state of democracy and freedom of speech in Liberia.

Bility’s comments, contained in his regular ‘Letter from Saclepea’,  has sparked widespread support among his constituents and human rights advocates, who see his determination as a beacon of hope for the country’s future.

He states: “I write to you today as I travel in the United States, from the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. Yet though I am far away, my heart remains in Saclepea. My reflections, my burdens, and my commitments still rise from that soil, where memory and hope live side by side. In these past few weeks, I have witnessed a deliberate effort to silence me, not through honest debate or superior argument, but through blackmail, misinformation, and an assault on the very work of my hands.

“Those who once swore to serve Liberia now conspire to strangle the little that is built by Liberian sweat. They have whispered to the public that my company is the reason for stalled development, that I have enriched myself at the expense of my people, that I hoard the wealth of this country. These are lies. And yet, when left unanswered, lies take the shape of truth in the minds of the innocent. I know the weight of sacrifice. For more than thirty years I have built and rebuilt my company, through losses, through pain, through debt, through failure and recovery. Twice it collapsed, twice I rose from the ruins, because I believed in Liberia. I built not in secret or in exile, but in the open, before the eyes of my people.”

Continuing, Bility asserts: “And what is my crime? That I said yes to a bridge in Bong County, because a community leader asked me to honor his people? That I agreed to build a high school in Margibi County, because that district has never had one before, and as a son of Liberia who once benefited from opportunity as a grantee, I could not deny those children their right to dream? That I committed to building a road in Lofa County to connect communities cut off from opportunity? That I pledged to build roads in Gbarpolu County and in Cape Mount County, because I believe every Liberian deserves access and dignity?

“These are my plans. These are my promises. And yet these are twisted into accusations, as if development is a crime, as if generosity is treason. For this, they now try to break me. For this, emissaries come in the dark of night to say: ‘Change your tone, change your posture, and all this will end. But I will not’”

He said he would not betray the people “who trusted me with their hopes. I will not turn my back on the principles that guide me.

“Liberia has been blessed with resources beyond measure, yet it is shackled by greed beyond shame. Billions have passed through the hands of those in power, and yet they point to my small company, as if the future of our roads, our schools, and our hospitals could rest on less than five million dollars of gross revenue. The insult is almost laughable, if it were not so tragic.

“I want you to know that what I face is not about me alone. It is about the larger struggle of whether Liberia will ever free itself from the grip of selfish men who believe leadership is ownership. They can seize accounts, they can plant falsehoods, they can harass, but they will not silence me.

“I believe in the rule of law. I believe in the justice system, however imperfect. And I call upon our partners, the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, to watch carefully what is unfolding in Liberia. For when a state begins to use its power not to serve but to suffocate, democracy itself is in danger.”