The ruling Coalition<\/strong> for Democratic Change\u2019s (CDC) decision to have publicly reprimanded agents of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) for wearing its party paraphernalia during last Saturday\u2019s one million citizens\u2019 rally was one of the wisest things.<\/p>\n

It was a<\/strong> wise decision because the sight of EPS officers wearing the ruling party\u2019s caps and t-shirts ahead of the 2023 crucial Presidential and Legislative Elections did send the wrong signal not only to opposition politicians, but also to the International Community.<\/p>\n

As it is<\/strong> often said, \u2018To err is human and to forgive is divine.\u2019<\/p>\n

This is why<\/strong> the CDC\u2019s immediate reaction, in our view, would have saved its image, but the party\u2019s Secretary General and City Mayor, Jefferson Koijee\u2019s side remarks that although the EPS wore the CDC\u2019s campaign t-shirts, they did not kill anyone, was a justification of the EPS officers\u2019 action and so undermined the ruling party\u2019s public apology.<\/p>\n

The impression his<\/strong> remarks created was that the CDC-led Administration of President George Manneh Weah, is not sincere with its public apology.<\/p>\n

Koijee\u2019s remarks were <\/strong>also a replica of former Minister of State, Nathaniel McGill\u2019s remarks that even if he stole the country\u2019s money and spent it in Liberia, it wasn\u2019t a waste; justifying that others stole and took their loots outside Liberia.<\/p>\n

This is why<\/strong> we think that with such remarks, Koijee was not only unremorseful, but was insincere.<\/p>\n

If Koijee and<\/strong> the CDC abhorred the action of the EPS officers, why did they allow them to remain in the campaign caps and t-shirts throughout Saturday\u2019s rally and even assigned them to the first partisan, President Weah? By the way, it is unbelievable that EPS Director Trokon Roberts did not see the EPS officers before they took up the day\u2019s assignment.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s about Seward<\/strong> Briggs, EPS Deputy Director for Operations, who is very clearly visible in video clips and photos? Is it that he, too, argues that he did not see his junior officers in the CDC campaign paraphernalia as they marched along with President on the main streets of Monrovia? These officers, including Briggs, who, by the way, was not wearing any party gears, were in the \u201cdiamond\u201d of the President as everyone marched.<\/p>\n

This is why<\/strong> we think Mayor Koijee\u2019s apology on behalf of CDC was unremorseful and very insincere.<\/p>\n

The matter remains<\/strong> a topical issue across Monrovia, probably other parts of the country.<\/p>\n

For some Liberians,<\/strong> the EPS\u2019 recent action met the approval of the CDC officials and was deliberate, while others think the CDC would not have apologized had it not been condemned by the court of public opinion.<\/p>\n

For the EPS<\/strong> officers, critics said they wore the CDC campaign t-shirts out of sycophancy and ignorance without realizing that there is a tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The critics think<\/strong> the EPS officers risk losing their jobs if President Weah and his CDC do not win the 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections. They think the newly elected president may likely feel insecure to work with them and opt not to retain them or even decide to dissolve the entire unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change\u2019s (CDC) decision to have publicly reprimanded agents of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) for wearing its party paraphernalia during last Saturday\u2019s one million citizens\u2019 rally was one of the wisest things. It was a wise decision because the sight of EPS officers wearing the ruling party\u2019s caps and t-shirts …<\/p>\n

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