By Washington Tumay Watson –onewash9@gmail.com
MONROVIA-The Secretary General of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), one of the constituent political parties within the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Andrew Peters has disclosed that there is no intention for the NPP to break away from the Coalition.
According to him, there are issues within the coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) but are not prepared discuss those issues in the public.
Speaking on State radio, Thursday, November 25, 2021 Mr. Peters said, the party has functionary where they will take their grievances to for redress.
“Some of our partisans will like to come out and say something they think of saying, but the leadership of the CDC, that including the Congress for Democratic Change, the Liberia People Democratic Party and that of the National Patriotic Party are working together,” he noted.
He said with the disagreement, the three political parties are working collectively for the transformation of the country, contrary to speculation from those he called detractors.
Mr. Peters said, politics is about interest. Those of the executives will discuss those things that are of interest to the NPP at the executive Council meeting of the CDC.
“Look at what happened to us in 2020 senatorial elections; people were just coming over to the CDC that they will win,” he noted.
He further said what happened to the CDC in 2020 was seriously bad and there is a need to be corrected before the 2023 general and presidential elections.
Mr. Peters said the tendency of accepting political migrant within the CDC is wrong and should not be given credence.
He concluded that the CDC with President George Weah as political leader, will win the presidential elections in 2023 in the first round.
Alphonso Toweh
Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters
He holds first MA with honors in International Relations and a candidate for second master in International Peace studies and Conflict Resolution from the University of Liberia.