Goat in Sheep Clothes’ ..The Case with Albert Chie in CDC

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Goat in Sheep Clothes’ ..The Case with Albert Chie in CDC

IPNews-Minrovia: Since the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) struggled to live with the pains for losing its strong-hole(Montserrado County) to an opposition candidate in a bye-election that brought Abraham Darius Dillion(Liberty Party) in 2019 as Senator, a Stewart of the party, has made a shocking revelation of undermining his party victory.

It all started when the hearing into the merit and demerit of the complaint by Senator George Tengbeh of Lofa County against Montserrado County Senator, Abraham Darius Dillon turned into personal attacks as Pro-Temp Albert T. Chie revealed their covert dealings considered as leading the CDC to a defeat against the Embattled Montserrado County.

The hearing on Wednesday June 3, 2020 persided over by the President of the Senate, Vice President Jewel Haword Taylor was intended for the plenary to debate whether it is appropriate for the Montserrado County lawmaker to be subjected to investigation for allegedly insulting his colleagues.

Senator Tengbeh in an official complaint to the Senate calls the body to investigate Senator Dillon for allegedly describing the August body as “ rotten, useless and spineless” something the Lofa Lawmaker noted is “demeaned the Senate”.

Senator Tengbeh’s communication alleged that Senator Dillon’s willful and intentional behavior has cast a bad image on the Liberian Senate and individual senators.

Following the reading of the report from the Senate Leadership, which revealed the setting up of an ad-hoc committee to probe Dillion, it was opened for discussion in plenary; each of the Lawmakers was allowed to debate the matter.

After several have debated the matter, when the Montserrado County lawmaker took the stand to speak, he reechoed the welcoming statement from Pro-Temp Albert Chief in August 2019 when he (Dillion) officially took office.

At that time Pro-tempore Chie said “the power to remove you from here is not with the Liberian people; it is with us here; we alone have that power…. here we are master of our own rules.”

In spite of the harsh statement by Pro-tempore Chie, which many considered as a form of intimidation, the Montserrado County lawmaker continues to publicly expose and condemn the actions of his colleagues.

Senator Dillion felt in trouble with his colleagues, when he publicly disclosed that each Senator was given US$6,500 as operation fund amid the lockdown of the Country during COVID-19.

Recently following the passage of the recast budget without debating the budget, Senator Dillon got seriously agitated, and accused his colleagues of bending the rule in favor of the Executive, because they were allegedly bribed with US$20,000 each.

During Wednesday’s hearing Dillion went on to state for the record that “My welcoming statement has been manifested.” hereby, accusing the Pro-Tempore of malice against him, and plotting his removal.

Following Senator Dillon’s statement, Senator Albert T. Chie responded to claims against him by saying, he was speaking in his capacity as Senator of Grand Kru County and not as Pro-Tempore.

Senator Chie revealed that the Montserrado County was once paid by him from his [Senator Chie’s pocket] and he personally paid his poll watchers following his election as Senators.

“I paid Senator Dillon from my pocket. When he got elected, he couldn’t pay his poll watchers and he came to me for assistance and I assisted him with US$ 3,000. My statement in August 2019 wasn’t to expel him,” he said.

When contacted by Legislative reporters to confirm what Senator Chie said, the Montserrado County lawmaker confirmed that Senator Chie paid his poll watchers because he [Chie] supported him against President Weah.

“I don’t lie, I asked him to assist me and he assisted me against George Weah. Please ask Albert Chie what kind of work he employed me to do because he claimed to be my employer,” stated said.

With the latest revelation from Senator Albert Chie who won in 2014 as an independent candidate in Grand Kru and subsequently joined the ruling CDC in 2019 during a heated campaign to ensure that CDC candidate Ms. Pauletta Wie win in the senatorial by-election against Abraham Darius Dillion – candidate of the opposition collaborating parties.

Key political analysts believe that the confession by Pro-Tempore Chie clearly shows a “Goat in Sheep clothes” within the CDC.

Also many believe that those that contributed to the defeat of the ruling party are the very people within the party, such as Pro-Tempore Chie.

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