Monrovia—Representative Musa Bility of Nimba County’s District 7 has announced he will not seek reelection, calling the Legislature “a dungeon” of corruption. He is instead focusing his political energy on the newly launched Citizens Movement for Change (CMC), which he is positioning as a political alternative for the 2029 presidential elections.
Speaking on the “Spoon Talk Show” from his hometown of Saclepea, Bility, the political leader of CMC, vowed to shift his focus from the Legislature, which he accused of betraying the Liberian people. “The Legislature is a dungeon. It is a home of a bunch of corrupt leaders. They are the ones destroying this country, and I don’t have a place among them,” Bility declared. He confirmed he would not run for either Representative or Senate in Nimba County.
Bility stated that his decision not to return to the Legislature was a result of “bitter experiences” during recent leadership disputes at the House of Representatives, where he claims he was denied the Deputy Speaker and later Speaker positions due to political maneuvering by both the ruling Unity Party and the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC). He further alleged that the $50,000 allocated for each lawmaker’s district projects was “released directly to each Lawmaker as a payback for the election that I lost,” making it “difficult to fight corruption from within that body.”
Bility criticized Liberia’s history of political manifestos, which he described as “books written and never read,” arguing that most political parties lack genuine agendas that address the needs of ordinary citizens. He pledged that CMC’s agenda would focus on tangible “bread-and-butter issues” and visible projects long before the 2029 elections. “Unlike every other political party formed just before or after elections, the CMC is starting now,” he said. “We want to do all that we can for the people before elections so they will not question our capacity to deliver.”
He added that the 2029 elections would be about “record” rather than promises, hinting that he would seek the presidency if his political activities resonate with the public. “That is the only political option I carry now,” he said.
Addressing long-standing accusations of corruption related to the Road Fund and a FIFA fund, Bility described the claims as political maneuvers aimed at tarnishing his reputation. He challenged the government of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai to prosecute him if they have evidence. “If you believe you have the evidence against me, you have the perfect opportunity to bring me to book,” he challenged.
Regarding the FIFA Ebola Fund, Bility asserted that the international sports organization had lied about him. He challenged them to take him to court, stating, “I was never given due process. I was never tried in any court and found guilty of the corruption allegation they used to blackmail me.”
Legal practitioner Cllr. Lafayette Gould weighed in on Bility’s political strategy, describing him as a skilled “political marketer.” “Musa is a business tycoon. He knows how to market his product,” Gould said. He noted that while the CMC does not yet have a written agenda that is different from other parties, its early involvement in projects sets it apart.
With four years remaining until the next general elections, Bility’s Citizens Movement for Change is positioning itself as both an anti-corruption crusader and a political alternative to the country’s two dominant parties, the Unity Party and the Congress for Democratic Change.
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