The lone female candidate in the Nimba County Senatorial by-election, Edith Gongloe Weh’s support base continue to swell ahead of the April 22, 2025 election, which seeks the replacement of Senator Prince Y. Johnson (deceased) at the upper house.
Madam Gongloe Weh who have contested the position on two occasions, but lost now see the by-election as the right and proper time for her to finally assume the senatorial seat of Nimba County.
Edith heavily backed by her colleagues, some prominent and influential women on Tuesday, April 15, embarked on a massive campaign to ensure that she is elected.
According to the women, the campaign is to among other things, close the gender-gap in the country, specifically at the legislature.
Currently, the 30 members senate has only three female senators out namely: Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence of Grand Bassa County. She is the President Pro Tempore. The two others are Botoe Kanneh of Gbarpolu County and Deba M. Varpillah of Grand Cape Mount County, respectively.
This trend, the women want it changed.
“The number of women representations at the senate and the legislature needs to be increased. We believe that this is the time for action,” the women maintained.
While at the support-based gathering, Charlyn Brumskine Dennis, a female lawyer by profession, said the women were campaigning not for personal benefits, rather, for their sons and daughters, husbands and even uncles.
Studies and statistics, she indicated, have shown that most successful and rich countries with best governance structures made it only because they had or have women leading or on had an equal say in their respective national decision-making processes.
This, she wants for Liberia to emulate especially with the election of Madam Weh as Senator for Nimba County.
“There is no longer a gender divide, it is time to close the gap,” Charlyn said.
She said if the country decides to move forward and get on par with other African nations, then it is key to support women, because women once placed on the national discourse table side by side with their male counterpart, can work effectively and collaboratively to bring the change the people so desired.
The women also used the occasion to rally their other colleagues to see Madam Edith Gongloe Weh as the best choice for the senatorial seat of the county.