EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK: Vote Out Failed Senators In October

TODAY, OUR NATION – Liberia, the onetime beacon of hope on the African continent is at a critical junction in its national history. A fourteen- year bloody upheaval has ended and the nation is currently experimenting democracy at all levels across the country.

IN LESS THAN seven months’ time, we will be at the polls to elect 15 new Senators who are expected to institute good laws in the interest of the masses and those greedy individuals who only care for the pockets.

THERE IS NO doubts that the October 11, 2014 senatorial midterm election is to decide whether or not to entrust the leadership of this nation to a new group of political elites or the old guards. This decisive and cardinal decision rests in our hands and let nothing cause us to make a bad choice.

FOR, IF WE truly love our country and we want Liberia to rise again as a unified nation and people, and regain her once ruffled status amongst the comity of nations, then let us not repeat those same old mistakes to entrust our future to those who lack vision for this nation.

THE 2014 Senatorial Elections must be a point at which all Liberians of 18 or above can speak with one voice to make a sound decision to elect people who loved and cherished this nation and its people, and not those self-centered individuals who would want to enrich themselves at the detriment of the suffering masses

THIS IS ANOTHER opportunity to decide whether we want a senator that subscribes to good governance, human rights, rule of law, social justice and sound economic policies and who would unite and build a strong and prosperous nation bordered on the country of law and not of one-track-minded men; a country free to and for all wherein all of us can be participants of the wealth and enjoy the luxury of peace, joy and happiness.

OUR COUNTRY NEEDS good leaders and sound policymakers who have genuine love for the masses and concern for peace, stability, and national development.

THE TIME HAS come for us to make sure that those who violate the trust of the people, lack leadership ability and misuse the nation’s wealth and human resources to promote their own interest are shown the ‘red card’ and never again put in positions of trust to repeat their crimes.

THE FINAL DECISION rests in our hands and not the international community. It is time that we make the best decision by electing people of trust and not greedy politicians.

AGAIN, THE TIME has come to carefully select the sheep from among the goats, come October 11, 2014, or we will bleed this country to death for other long unforeseeable years.