Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah, has hard rebuked Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill for his comment against President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
McGill, sanctioned by the US Government for “impropriety,” has publicly called on the President to resign just two years into his term.
No sooner had he made the call, Piah described his demand as “reckless and politically deceptive.”
Mr. Piah made the retribution of McGill’s call at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing in Monrovia.
He also described McGill as only a Margibi Senator, who has “no moral standing to challenge Pres. Boakai’s mandate.
Piah insisted that if McGill truly believes in his own words, he should “take the bold road and resign his Senate seat first, “with his intractable character before asking the President to do likewise.”
Piah’s remark followed a recent public statement in which Sen. McGill called on President Boakai to step down, and “recontest to test his popularity.”
McGill’s comment has drawn widespread criticisms, and intense public debate in the 15 counties.
According to Mr. Piah, McGill’s challenge to the President is nothing more than a “political grandstanding aimed at stirring confusion.”
He argued that if McGill wants to prove a point about electoral confidence, he must demonstrate leadership by submitting himself to the will of the people through a fresh senatorial election in Margibi.
Piah: “Pres. Boakai was democratically elected, and remains focused on delivering on his mandate.”
He said the unnecessary calls for resignation only distract citizens’ attention from pressing national priorities.
Piah said the Boakai administration remains stable, functional, and unshaken by political rhetoric, including the one from “a person like the McGill.”
He further accused Sen. McGill of attempting to undermine the government by floating “careless and unfounded propositions” that could mislead the public.
He warned that such political tactics pose a threat to peace, stability, and informed national discourse.
Piah therefore urged McGill to set the example he is demanding of the President by resigning immediately if he is serious about retesting his relevance, and political strength in the county.
As public reactions continue to intensify, analysts say the exchange has exposed deeper political tensions between the Boakai administration, and emerging opposition voices ahead of the next electoral season.
Source: Insights Liberia