ZWEDRU: Hundreds of concerned citizens have participated in a peaceful protest along the principal streets of Zwedru, the Capital City of Grand Gedeh County, in Southeast Liberia, against the appointment of former Representative of the County, Alex C. Grant, as Superintendent of Grand Gedeh County by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
Addressing a news conference during the protest, the spokesman of the concerned Grand Gedeans, Mr. Kai Gee, alleged that former lawmaker Grant is a person who has brought shame and disgrace to the people of Grand Gedeh County.
“He does not deserve to be our superintendent. We made him Representative for twelve (12) years, and we got nothing in return but shame and disgrace,” Mr. Gee told reporters.
According to Mr. Gee, it is saddened that the deaths of many prominent sons of Grand Gedeh County in recent years are associated with former lawmaker Grant.
He accused the nominee, Alex C. Grant, of his involvement in the death of Representative Erol Madison Gwion (late); Otis Jolo, a prominent son of Grand Gedeh; and in the disappearance of an official of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Alfred Dunner, among many others.
The Concern Grand Gedeh citizens who paraded the principal streets of Zwedru City over the weekend said, they are not in favor of Grant’s appointment as Superintendent of Grand Gedeh County by President Boakai.
The Grand Gedeans called on the President to appoint another prominent citizen of the county as Superintendent instead of former lawmaker Grant.
According to Mr. Gee, former Representative Grant has not been working in the interest of his district, Gbarzon, and the county at large.
Since the presidential nomination of Mr. Grant to the county’s coveted superintendent post, there have been vehement protests and opposition to his nomination.
In Zwedru, the concerned citizens presented their petition to members of the county’s traditional council for further submission to the Minister of Internal Affairs and subsequently to the President of Liberia for redress.
The traditional leaders assured the protesters that their petition will be looked into.
It can be recalled that some Grand Gedeans based in Montserrado County, also staged a peaceful protest in recent times, at the capitol, the seat of the Liberian Legislature, during which the protestors urged the senate to reject former Representative Grant as Superintendent of Grand Gedeh.
However, former Lawmaker Grant, sometimes ago, categorically refuted claims that he was involved in the death of Representative Erol Madison Gwion. Former Representative Grant said claims being made against him were calculated by his detractors aimed at achieving their selfish political gains.
Former Representative Grant said, he has done nothing wrong that the allegations levied against him are designed by detractors to taint his good reputation.
