IPNEWS-Monrovia: A political group, the Liberia National Heritage Movement has joined collaboration with the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) headed by businessman Simeon Freeman to take state power in 2023 and transform the country.
The Liberia National Heritage Movement is led by Dr. Q. Somah Paygai, Sr. former past vice standard bearer of the former ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP). He along with a team of his movement joined ranks with the MPC on Friday, September 2, 2022.
“Every time we have been asked who we are collaborating with in this political season, our answer has always been the same: we will align with a party that inspires us, can lift our vision and summon our hopes and renew our belief that Liberia’s best days are still to come. We’ve found that party,” stated Dr. Paygai.
Dr. Paygai continue: “Let there be no doubt, we are all committed to seeing the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) becomes the solution for Liberians. This organization has extraordinary gifts of leadership and character, matched to the extraordinary demands of this moment in history. The MPC party understands the heritage and plight of the ordinary people.”
Dr. Q. Somah Paygai, Sr.
Dr. Paygai said the both institutions refuse to be trapped in the patterns of the past. “We see the world clearly without being cynical; we care passionately about the causes we believe in without demonizing those who hold a different view. Our members are tough minded, but also has uncommon capacity to appeal the better angels of our nature.”
He said his movement was proud to stand and offer help, a voice, energy and commitment to make the MPC the next ruling party of Liberia. He stated that he knows the true record of the party. “This is the courage MPC showed when many others were silent or simply went along. This is another such time.”
According to him, what counts in his leadership decision to team up with MPC is not the length of years in government, but the reach of vision, the strength of beliefs, and quality of mind and spirit that can bring the best in the country and people.
He noted that with a renew MPC, they will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With a renew MPC, they will close the book on the old politics of tribalism, nepotism, sectionalism, and ethnic group against ethnic group. With renew MPC, they will close the door on the old economics that has written off the poor and less secure.
The former past vice standard bearer of the former ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP) said the renewed MPC offers a strategy for prosperity so that Liberia will be part of the nations that provides better standards of life.
Mr. Simeon Freeman – MPC Political Leader
Simeon Freeman political leader of the MPC in remarks thanked Dr. Paygai and his family for deciding to join the MPC in spreading the message of change that the party has committed itself to.
He encouraged other parties to come and join the collaboration in spreading the message of the possibility that Liberia can become a prosperous state if Liberians make the right choice.
Mr. Freeman: “too often we sit down and do nothing and then when the President is elected we jump in the streets and say we suffering. The President you elect will determine the cost of your rent, the price of food and will determine the future of your children.”
The businessman turned-politician rallies Liberians to wake up and be a part of the change. “Don’t just wait to be told. You must come forward to be mobilize.”
He boasted that many people are coming to the party; nothing that few days ago, a group of young folks joined his party. There are about 50 more groups anticipating pledging their support in the soonest possible period of time.
The MPC political leader said the mass exodus of people from other parties to the MPC shows that the time is now for him to take state power and help transform the country. Writes P. Nas Mulbah
