PYJ Replacement Contest Heats Up -Kogar Throws Early Jabs, ‘Sie’ at Bility & Gongloe-Weh, But CMC Issues Rapid Response

MONROVIA – The democratic fight – the race – to replace fallen strong man Prince Yormie Johnson as Senator of Nimba County is taking a premature kick-off, clear signs that the contest, no doubt, will be a clash of the titans, expected not to leave the country’s second populace county unscathed.  Samuel Kogar, son of the soil, has already advanced his overtures, not in any small way, by unleashing a barrage of shots or jabs, Kru people call it “sie”, at key actors he believes will be featuring candidates or who might be on the ticket. Korgar spoke in “simple Liberian English” wooing his kin and kith, but as The Analyst reports, the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has issued a quick response. 

Nimba County representative Samuel Kogar has been endorsed by some citizens of the County, venue being Buu Yao, where he spoke at length in his acceptance speech but not without ruffling feathers and throwing taunting jabs at his perceived opponents. 

“You put our own daughter in your hands, you put our own son in your hands,” he said apparently referring to opposition forces possible candidate in the Nimba senatorial race wanting to put eminent citizen Edith Gongloe-Weh and fellow Nimba lawmaker Musa Hasan Bility, whose Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) Officially Endorses Mr. B. Mack Gblinwon for Nimba County’s Senatorial By-Election. “You bring it here will leave it on your chest. We will not vote for them.”

He said he is not afraid of anyone, adding, “Me, I told some people, I say the thing you doing, except God not in heaven, I Samuel Kogar will win this election.”

“But, if you continue what you doing, we will fight 2029,” Kogar said, perhaps taking aim at Bility who might have political ambition at that time. “I don’t hide from nobody. You fight me now, when I survive, 2029 leave your own with God.”

He said he depends on his people, the Nimba people, adding, “They will do it. We na afraid. You who?”

Continuing the Nimba Representative said: “You come here to say you will divide us as Nimbain, you will bring money, you will bring our son to cut our vote down so other people will get it. 2029 telling your, nobody will talk to me I listen.”

It good to talk the true, he hinted. “God is hearing me, anybody that wants to fight me they can fight, just pray to God Samuel Kogar not win, but when I win 2029, I will tell you say you will not go there again.”

“We will not sit down for anybody to come and bring division for us to allow it. You like it waste moto bikes all over, you like it fix everywhere in Nimba County,” the Nimba lawmaker said. “Anybody who fighting me in this election, pray to God that Kogar don’t win, because when I win we will fight you 2029.”

The emphasized: “But, me I know the motor cyclists them will soon get new, new motorbikes just now. Some people will bring it, me I na bringing it oo, they will bring it, your ride it. The only thing I will advise your, your take time before your hurt yourselves.”

Throwing other jabs, Kogar asserted: “When they come, the whole town your welcome them, but your mean them with the vote. We can’t sit down here you that just come, someone who have served for three times, Nimba people say since this man get experience let him go there, and you who to alter it?

“Me I know some people who that ticket their heart will beating, that my little brother them. Their heart beating ayy God, this race that real risk oo, because they papay them will not look at my face, the young boys them will just fool me and take my money.”

He confessed: “Garrison that my little brother, that people pushing Garrison and I know within myself that Garrison will not contest because that little brother he will be afraid. Even my brother Mark, you go on John Brown ticket oo, CPP oo, Liberty Party oo, Coalition for Democratic Change oo, they will na make it.”

Attacking Bility’s party directly this time, Kogar said: “As for the CMC, we will not allowed new party to succeed in Nimba to supersede us. I’m depending on the Nimba people to say what I am saying, no part of the world as we siting here, if they get Sande Bush here and women go there and time for them to come in town, every men can go and lock their doors.”

He asked, comically: “You ever hear woman come outside when men coming.  l that coming, there we will leave you inside there, she will never spy in Nimba County. That’s a disrespect to the county. Nimba people say the man who died is the hero of the county, then you say woman will replace him, we will not allow it to happen.”

According to the Nimba representative, the place he will say more things will be in the region of the Mano sub-tribe, because it is they who have more society than his Gio tribe.

“I going tell the elders them there to say if that what your can do, your tell me for woman to challenge our culture then we sit and say yes,” he said. “They democracy we talking about, if they put devil outside here just now, when the president coming he will not stay there? He will stay there. It is part of our constitution, so nobody going to disrespect it them we sit and say yes.”

Taunting Edith Gongloe Weh, he said: “They will advise her. She’s my big sister. She will sit down.”

CMC Swiftly Responds

Inks hardly got dry on the Kogar comments when the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) issued a strongly worded condemnations against what it calls “the recent disparaging remarks made by Representative Samuel G. Kogar, which undermine the principles of democracy, fairness, and equal participation in our political process”.

A CMC release noted women have always played a vital role in shaping our society, and their contributions to governance and national development should be recognized and respected. Any attempt to demean or exclude them based on gender is not only unjust but also contrary to the democratic values upheld by the nation.

In Liberia’s diverse and evolving political landscape, the CMC asserted, leadership should be based on merit, vision, and service to the people—not restricted by gender, tradition, or religious bias. Every citizen, regardless of sex, ethnicity, or background, has the right to participate fully in democracy, free from discrimination and outdated stereotypes.

“It is worth noting that even within our traditional structures, women have held positions of leadership, demonstrating that governance has never been an exclusive domain of men,” the CMC press statement further said, adding, “As we strive for a more inclusive and progressive Liberia, it is imperative that we reject rhetoric—such as that expressed by Rep. Samuel G. Kogar—that seeks to divide or marginalize any group in society.”

The CMC says it stands firmly in support of gender equality and the right of every Liberian to seek leadership based on their abilities and commitment to service.

“We urge Rep. Samuel G. Kogar and all political leaders to foster a culture of respect, inclusivity, and democratic fairness, ensuring that women are not just included but also valued as equal partners in shaping the future of our country,” he said, noting that as a movement committed to progress, “we reaffirm our stance that Liberia’s democracy must be open to all, without prejudice or exclusion.”

The newest political party called on citizens work together to build a nation where every voice matters, and leadership is earned through dedication and competence—not restricted by gender or outdated norms.”