CDC Can’t Be Erased By Unity Party

By Jamesetta D Williams

MONROVIA-OCTOBER 27, 2025: Two senior figures of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Sekou Kalasco Damaro and Eugene Lenn Nagbe, have come out in strong defense of former President George Manneh Weah, dismissing speculations about his health and asserting that the CDC remains a formidable political force that cannot be erased by the ruling Unity Party (UP).

Speaking to a crowd of supporters at the weekend in Monrovia, Presidential Aide Sekou Kalasco Damaro declared that former President Weah is “well and strong,” rejecting claims that the CDC leader is unwell.

“President Weah is well and he’s keeping strong. If the Unity Party is looking for a sick person, they know who is sick. But George Weah is well,” Kalasco said.

“We know who regularly goes for face-beat, who regularly takes injections, and moves with a doctor,” he added, in an apparent jab at a top Unity Party official.

Kalasco’s statement was met with applause from party loyalists who continue to rally behind their leader since leaving power earlier this year.

Also speaking at the event, Eugene Lenn Nagbe, a former Unity Party executive who has now joined the CDC, claimed that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai once told his cabinet that their agenda was “to erase the CDC.”

Nagbe countered that the CDC is far too entrenched in Liberia’s political landscape to be eliminated.

“CDC is not erasable,” Nagbe stressed. “In fact, I told former President Weah that instead of waiting for UP to erase us, why can’t we erase them?”

Their remarks come amid rising political tensions between the CDC and the ruling Unity Party, as both groups continue to trade accusations ahead of future political campaigns.

Political observers say the recent outpouring of confidence from CDC officials signals the opposition’s intent to reassert its influence and mobilize grassroots support nationwide.