Internal Pressure Mounts In CDC!

Monrovia-December 2, 2925: Internal pressure is mounting within the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) as Charles MacArthur D. Gull, former Bunchana Port Manager and a longtime party loyalist, has issued a blunt call for the removal of former President George M. Weah as the CDC’s political leader ahead of the 2029 general elections.

In a strongly worded statement circulated on social media, Gull accused Weah of lacking the assertiveness needed to lead the party through what he described as an increasingly aggressive and high-stakes political environment dominated by the ruling Unity Party (UP).

“We need to stage a serious movement to remove President George Weah as CDC political leader,” Gull wrote. “The man is too peaceful, too soft, and too weak for the kind of political warfare Liberia is in right now.”

Gull warned that without more forceful leadership, the CDC risks being marginalized in the 2029 race. “Unity Party will do anything they want and walk free. 2029 will be a free lunch for them. They will cheat, and Weah will do absolutely nothing.”

Demand for a “Radical, Forceful” New Leader

Arguing that the party needs a more aggressive political posture, Gull called for the emergence of a “radical, strong, and forceful leader” capable of mounting sustained resistance against the ruling establishment.

“CDC needs a leader who confronts power, not someone who just smiles and watches the house burn,” he said. “Let Weah go sit down and protect whatever legacy he thinks he has left.”

According to Gull, maintaining Weah at the head of the party would effectively doom CDC’s aspirations of reclaiming state power. “If we continue with him at the front, CDC will not smell state power again.”

Pointing to Pressure on Former First Family and Allies

Gull cited intensified legal and political scrutiny targeting figures associated with the former president as further evidence, in his view, of Weah’s passive leadership. “Look around: his wife is on the verge of being implicated, his partisans are being dragged to court, his closest allies are being humiliated, and the man is just sitting there saying nothing. Not a word, not a fight, not even a whisper.”

To Gull, this silence reflects leadership failure at a critical time for the party’s survival. In language both dramatic and provocative, Gull cautioned party loyalists against resting hope in Weah’s return to leadership prominence.

“If CDC is depending on George Weah to bring them back to power, my brother, start preparing your market table because politics is not for the weak.” He concluded by announcing what he described as the impending rise of an internal push for change. “The unpopular but forceful movement is coming soon,” he added.

Growing Fractures Within CDC

Gull’s remarks reflect a widening ideological rift inside the CDC as the party grapples with its post-2023 identity and search for effective opposition leadership. While many supporters continue to revere Weah for his historic election as president and for maintaining a moderate political tone after defeat, a growing faction is demanding a tougher, more confrontational strategy.

So far, neither George Weah nor the official leadership of the CDC has responded publicly to Gull’s statements.

Political analysts say the debate highlights a deeper tension between statesmanship and political combativeness within opposition politics in Liberia-a question of whether electoral success requires calm moral leadership or aggressive counter-power mobilization.

Looking Toward 2029

With nearly four years remaining until the next general elections, Gull’s call signals that the CDC is entering a period of open internal contestation over its future direction.

Whether the “forceful movement” he predicts will materialize into a formal leadership challenge remains to be seen. What is already clear is that the conversation around George Weah’s continued role in the party is no longer limited to backstage murmurs — it has moved firmly into the national spotlight.