Liberians woke up to an early morning hair-rising news of the death of the political leader and Vision Bearer of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP), Dr. Daniel Estrada Cassell in the United States. Sources close to the demised politician said the incident occurred around 2 am Liberian time on Monday, December 26, 2022. He was 56, just two weeks away to his 57th birthday. He was born on January 8, 1956.
The National Chairman of the Party, Mr. Tapple E. Doe, who is also an in-law to the late Dr. Cassell, in tears while confirming the sad news , said the widow, Mrs. Bindu Coleman Cassell and family are devastated upon hearing the news and has thrown everyone in a state of painful mourning. He did not however give any detail surrounding the circumstances that led to his untimely death.
The death of Dr. Cassell, the vision/ standard bearer of the thriving PLP came as a shock to many people who followed his last post on his official Facebook Account wishing Liberians and his supporters a merry Christmas and a new year and followers who commented reciprocating in similar manner while also calling him to return as soon as possible to continue his political journey that has attracted many based on the uncommon welfarist policy of the party.
Season greetings fellow liberators and compatriots:
As we Christians and fellow citizens observe today marking the birth of our Lord and Saviour , Jesus Christ, my wife and I would like to extend to all of you and your families a merry Christmas and blessed new year 2023 ! May our observation be grounded in the true meaning of the season and strengthen our faith in Christ.
We wish you all a merry !!!
Approved by:
Dr. Daniel E. Cassell
Vision/Standard Bearer-PLP”, Dr. Cassell posted on his wall.
Few hours later he posted another piece, this time thanking his followers for reaching a 12k mark of the number of people who followed him on Facebook globally.
“I have reached 12k followers! Thank you for your continued support. I could not have done it without each of you.
Why many people are still in shock and unable to get over the death news, one of his many friends, Samuel Jackson posted to facebook to announce the news “RIP Dr. Daniel Cassell”
Dr. Cassell, a humanitarian par excellence, took the political scene by storm when he transitioned his humanitarian gesture to a full political initiative, organizing and officially registering the PLP as a full fledged political party to contest the 2023 and subsequent elections in the country. He was elected unopposed as the Standard Bearer and Political leader during its maiden national convention almost two years ago.