CMC Fevers Sweeps Bomi-As Bility and Team Makes Unprecedented Inroads

MONROVIA – Long before ballots are printed or alliances sealed, Liberia’s political landscape is being shaped in quieter, more calculated ways—through county tours, symbolic development gestures, and early voter engagement that blurs the line between governance and campaigning. The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC), led by businessman-turned-politician Musa Hassan Bility, is betting that presence today will translate into trust tomorrow. According to political pundits, their recent outreach in Bomi County reflects a broader shift in Liberian politics where parties seek to anchor credibility through tangible community contact rather than last-minute promises. THE ANALYST reports.

Bomi County, Western Liberia – The 2029 presidential and general elections might seem a bit distant for political institutions and presidential contenders to start planting their feet solidly on the ground, but for the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) political party and their charismatic leader Musa Hassan Bility, it is never too early to start impacting the lives of those whose votes matter most when the die is finally cast three years from now.

In an unprecedented political move that marked the continuation of a landmark nationwide tour into Liberia’s hinterlands, the CMC political leader during the week led a high-powered delegation to Western Liberia’s Bomi County to introduce the party to the people, listen as citizens presented their development needs, and address critical concerns whose urgency may not wait for the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of campaign promises.

As The Analyst reports, Bility’s CMC completely took Bomi County by storm, evidenced by the massive welcoming receptions that citizens rolled out for the CMC delegation when they toured over 10 towns and villages in the Klay, Dewoin, and Senjeh Districts of Bomi, where masked dancers entertained the visitors as residents, youth groups, women’s organizations, traditional leaders, student groups, and religious groups lined the roadside with banners depicting the emblem of the CMC and the photo of the man they proudly labeled “Mr. Development.”

From Klay Town in Klay District to other communities in Senjeh, Dewoin, and Gbah, citizens turned out to rapturously welcome the CMC political leader and entourage with banners as masked dancers entertained the visitors. The procession was pronounced by the CMC’s dominant yellow and blue colors.

“We are not here to campaign. We are talking political development,” – Dazo Johnson.

Presenting Political Leader Musa Hassan Bility and the CMC to the people of Bomi County during the length of the five-day tour, former Bomi County Senator Sando Dazoe Johnson, who recently joined the CMC, used the occasion to introduce Bility and his entourage to the citizens of Bomi County. The CMC delegation included former Nimba County District #8 Representative Larry P. Younquoi, as well as the chairman and members of the National Executive Committee of the CMC.

Stating the purpose of the tour at the onset of each town hall meeting, former Senator Johnson informed the citizens and residents of Bomi that the CMC is not in the county to campaign, but rather to engage in a meaningful political and development partnership with Bomi County.

“Our program is focused on two points. We are here to introduce to you the Citizens Movement for Change and its political leader and founder. Mr. Bility and the CMC have come to broker a political and development partnership with you. For too long we have voted for presidents on sell-pay, but this time I told my friend and brother that if you want Bomi to stand by you, you have to do something. Mr. Bility will tell you what we will do for you based on what you want us to do. And whatever we say we will do for you, if we don’t do those things, when we come here in 2029, count us out of your life. The CMC is here to stay. The CMC is for you,” Sando Johnson said at the jam-packed town hall meetings in Dewoin, Gbah Jarkeh, Klay, and other communities that the CMC visited.

Gbah Jarkeh’s Phenomenal Welcome

Gbah Jarkeh is the biggest town in Bomi County. Tubmanburg is the capital comprising 17 communities, but Gbah is a town by itself surrounded by 18 towns and villages from Cape Mount, 12 towns from Senjeh District, 14 towns from Klay District, and 22 towns from the Plantation, according to Mr. Sylvester Taylor, who offered welcome remarks in Gbah Jarkeh.

Communities Welcome CMC, Present Development Petitions

The elaborate CMC reception in Bomi County’s largest town saw an array of citizens’ groups applauding the good works of CMC political leader Bility and his institution.

The women representative of Gbah traditionally welcomed CMC with a white bowl filled with kola nuts and white rice. The bowl was turned over to Sando Johnson, who made the presentation to Mr. Bility. After the presentation, the women representative put her hand in the bowl, grabbed a handful of white rice, and sprinkled it around the hall in a traditional show of blessing to the visiting delegation.

Also speaking on behalf of the Islamic community, the chief imam welcomed Bility and his entourage to Bomi County, noting that the visit to Gbah is significant because Gbah is the biggest community in Bomi County. He implored the CMC to help upgrade the only Arabic learning institution in Gbah.

Addressing the CMC boss and delegation on behalf of the Christian community, a spokesperson observed that Liberia is in an urgent quest for development. “I have never seen Mr. Bility, but I always hear about him on the radio, and everything about Mr. Bility is about development. The church is happy to receive you,” the Christian community representative said as she and her colleagues gowned Political Leader Bility and Sando Johnson.

For his part, G. Morris Sengbe, Gbah Township Youth Chairperson, welcomed Mr. Bility and entourage. “Liberia is sick and we are looking for doctors from anywhere. And you happen to be one of the best doctors to cure our development sickness,” Sengbe said as the audience broke out into wild applause. Sengbe then presented a blueprint for the construction of a youth center to Mr. Bility.

Bomi County Superintendent Tenneh M. Vincent spoke on behalf of the Liberia Marketing Association, welcoming the CMC political leader and delegation to Bomi County. She also appealed for women empowerment programs for the women of Bomi.

The Plantation Union representative, Mr. Tarplah, spoke for the plantation, welcoming CMC to Bomi. He informed Mr. Bility and delegation that the plantation comprises 22 camps and four estates planted with palms. He appealed to the CMC to help electrify the plantation’s camps, many of which he said are in pitch darkness. He also asked for women empowerment for plantation women.

Bomi County Students Association was represented by the president of the Bomi Community College, Alpha O. Bah, who pleaded for financial aid support to benefit college students as well as support for the Gbah Public High School and the Plantation School.

Maima D. Freeman spoke on behalf of the traditional women and sought empowerment programs for Gbah women and the less fortunate girls found in the streets. Other organizations who welcomed the CMC political leader and delegation included the Motorcyclists Union, who pleaded for the construction of a terminal, as well as the disabled community, whose representative appealed for zinc to build the office of the Christian Association of the Blind.

Bility: We Will Look After You

Responding to the cascading petitions from the citizens of Bomi County, Political Leader Bility said the CMC is here to stay with the people.

“We will look after you. The CMC goal is we are here three years before election. We want to do the things that are dear to your heart. This means we are not like the other parties. All the parties in this country owe you, the citizens. They haven’t paid you yet, and they have no plan to pay you. Ours is different. The CMC came to credit you. We are going to credit you so that in 2029 we can collect our debt. Because it will be easy for you to understand that this man did it for me when he was not a leader, so it will be easy for him to do more when he gets in power.

“You have tried the two big parties in this country. CMC is here for development. Hon. Johnson and I have already talked about it. You just talked about your roads. Those roads that connect all of your towns—go and sleep—we will fix all of them,” Bility said.

In Kamada Town, Bomi County, the CMC political leader wasted no time in making good on promises without waiting for the start of political campaign seasons. “We will give Kamada Town 100 solar lights. For the women, we will work with you to make sure you get your village savings loan,” he said.

Bility also pledged to immediately rehabilitate the dilapidated bridge that connects the town with adjoining communities. “Not only are we going to inspect the bridge, but we are going to start working on it immediately,” Political Leader Bility said as he led a tour of the damaged bridge on the outskirts of Kamada Town.

According to one of the townspeople who spoke with our reporter, the bridge has been abandoned for over 20 years, and vehicles hardly reach the town, but the CMC delegation maneuvered to reach Kamada Town.