As the 2023 general and presidential elections drawing nearer, with many politicians expressing their bid for various national positions, the presidential candidate of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), and head of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), Alexander Benedict Cummings was on Saturday, November 19, 2022 received a thunderous support from hundreds of his kinsmen, the ‘Grebo People’.
The group under the banner “Grebo United For Cummings” in their numbers gathered at the Clara Town Sport Pitch on Bushrod Island to pledged their unflinching support and loyalty to the 2023 Presidential bid of their kinsman, . Alexander B. Cummings.
This momentous, and colorful occasion brought together one of the largest traditional gathering of citizens from four South Eastern Counties including Maryland, Grand Kru, River Gee and Sinoe to honestly pour their overwhelming support for Mr. Cummings in the upcoming 2023 elections for his presidency.
Accompanied by his wife, Theresa, and stalwarts of both the CPP and ANC were met upon arrival at the entrance of Clara Town by hundreds of supporters, who marched with him to the sports pitch, amidst traditional Grebos songs and cultural dances.
At the impressive and colorful jam-packed Clara Town Sports Pitch, with supporters wearing Cummings t-shirts and dressed in traditional Grebo costume, the Grebos Mass Choir rendered a revolutionary warrior song, while the men drummed and performed traditional Grebo dances in support of their kinsman, Mr. Cummings.
In separate statements of solidarity, Representatives of Sinoe, River Gee, Grand Kru and Maryland Counties, rallied support and called for unity amongst the Grebo ethnic group in their cause to support the candidacy of Mr. Cummings in the General and Presidential elections slated for October 10, 2023.
This was followed by special statements of endorsement by the four Southeastern Counties, read and presented by Mr. Peter T. Gbarbo, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the “Grebo United for Cummings.”
The statement called on all Grebos and said it behoves and is incumbent upon them, wherever they are in Maryland, Grand Kru, RiverGee, Sinoe and beyond “to cherish, support and defend the cause of their native vernacular, just as other citizens of Liberia would do.”
The statement assured the CPP Standard Bearer that Grebos nationwide, which constitute the third largest tribe in Liberia, are ever ready, resolved and prepared to go the extra mile in working with him to revive, redeem and set Liberia on a new pedestal of genuine economic growth, development and prosperity.
“As Grebos, both in Montserrado County and from our various counties of origin, we pledge our commitment and declare our ardent, unflinching and unbending support and endorse your 2023 Presidential bid,” the statement said.
The group said they are not only supporting Mr. Cummings, because he is their kinsman, but because of his enviable record as a good manager, and administrator, who is well able, qualified, competent and up to the task, to effectively administer the affairs of Liberia.
They also lauded Cummings for his continuous generosity, with specific reference to his donations of medical supplies to various hospitals and medical centers nationwide. They assured him that they will mobilize and galvanise support to ensure he wins the Presidency in 2023.
Several other prominent citizens of Montserrado, Sinoe, Maryland, Grand Kru and RiverGee Counties, including River Gee Senator Jonathan Sogbie, Mr. Kai Jerbo, a former soccer legend, Mr. Ben Cheapoo, Eric Giko and Mr. George Wisner made remarks, rallying support to Mr. Cummings Presidential bid come 2023.
The Grebos United For Cummings said the well-attended mass rally in honor of the CPP Standard Bearer in Clara Town on Saturday, November 19, will be conducted in all four South Eastern Counties and called on all Liberians for support to redeem Liberia from the inept leadership of President George Weah.Lineker’s opening comments were followed by a nearly 30-minute censure of Qatar from the BBC’s Ros Atkins, who eviscerated the Gulf nation on a slew of issues with a combination of interviews, footage and graphics, diving into a list of rights criticisms as well as the event’s carbon footprint.
