By: Patrick Waylor Manager Radio Voice of Yarwin Mehnsonnoh/Nimba D-9 TV Lower Nimba Reporter/nimbad9tv2018@gmail.com

Edited & posted by: Edmund C Gbarwee

Graie, Nimba County Liberia: – Nimba County has nine (9) electoral districts and Graie Township in Doe Administrative Districts is one of 78 towns in the five administrative districts that makeup Nimba County Electoral District Nine. The district has 28,486 registered voters according to NEC-Liberia 2023 updated voters registration record.

There are nine other candidates who are wanting to unseat the incumbent comes October 10.

Over the weekend citizens of Doe under the banner: “Eminent Citizens for the re-election of Rep Johnson N. Gwaikolo” gathered in Graie Township to endorsed the candidacy of Rep Johnson N. Gwaikolo who has since been endorsed by Elders and citizens of Beinghana Mehnsonnoh Administrative District to contest for the October 10,2023 polls because of his many mature and collective developmental activities across the 78 towns in Nimba County Electoral District Nine followed by Gbi&Doru Administrative District.

At a jam- parked event, the citizens acknowledged amongst many deliverables:

• The elevation of Varmie School to full High School as citizens are about to witness the fourth graduation exercise   
• The Doumpa market hall
• Ongoing Ziah #1&2 market hall project  
• The Kpeletuo road rehabilitation
• Ongoing Zeonghem School Project
• Financial assistance for the expansion of Zuaplay clinic
• COVID-19 intervention in Zuotuo

Coupled with maintaining the peace, his maturity, diplomatic leadership, level-headedness, promoting many developmental activities and human capacity building across the district.

Congress for Democratic Change Nimba Chapter equally exalted and acknowledged the endorsement statement, the huge turned out by citizens with the courage to, re-electing Rep Gwaikolo which they said is the best for District Nine that was once seen as a bush for many people.

“As we speak, we can leave from here today travel through district nine and use the ferry to go Monrovia and other parts of the district, this Representative is humble calm and respects everybody. We have all gathered here because of his mature leadership and make no mistake citizens as you need him, Nimba needs him and Liberia needs him” Superintendent Nelson N. Korquoi encouraged citizens.

For his part, B. Mack Gblinwon CDC Nimba Campaign Chair praised the citizens of Doe and Nimba County Electoral District Nine for overwhelmingly endorsing Rep Gwaikolo for the second term comes October 10,2023. Both Korquoi and Gblinwon encourage citizens to vote for the second term bid of their nephew whose late grandmother hails from Gbi&Doru President George M Weah.

However, responding to the endorsement statement read, Rep Gwaikolo thanked the citizens of Doe and Nimba County Electoral District Nine for by themselves acknowledging the collective teamwork that is paying off for the citizens and the district at large and for the wonderful welcomed and turned-out.  Like his responds weeks back to the citizens of Beinghana in Mehnsonnoh and Gbi&Doru where he was gowned, he stressed that, this endorsement has given us the courage to do more and it represents the following,

 “The now Varmie High School as our school going children will no longer find it difficult in other communities like Tappita, Saclepea etc as they will schooled here and obtain their high school education before heading to Sanniquellie at now the Nimba University that used to be Nimba County Community College, the solar lights across all the communities and not me say, they are not many but the communities appreciate and we are happy to state them here, the collective effort to see our students dormitory project in Sanniquellie complete to house our district students, we say thanks to the student leadership, the radio station with brand new Berlgin  700watt transmitter, the first legislative office, the market halls for our mothers that are ongoing and some are already completed, the only health at the district headquarters being placed in the national budget as lots of upgrading are ongoing which in the coming years will provide quality and affordable medical services to us all, nine others are in this game with us, but I’m the tenth person, but I am the number 5 which represents the five administrative district and we all have agreed that nobody will score cheap goal on us, the visitation of President George M. Weah to Gbi&Doru that is witnessing the construction of a modern Medical Center amongst many other activities. Our arms are always open to serving you as we have together done through the difficult but fruitful six years. I see from the manner in form we are growing together that a lot will happen moving forward. Finally, there are still a lot more to be done and we are calling on each of you our citizens here and in the diaspora to join us in helping to develop our land as you have shown us during the first six years.

 Please we are urging all citizens to remain calm and peaceful as we go through these electioneering processes. If anybody abuse or insult you or your candidate, please don’t do same and in that way, you will be called a good citizen. Let’s provide mature leadership as mentioned in your statement and let’s meet hate with love. Thanks to all the citizens as we are thrilled by your willingness in retaining us comes October 10,2023. To our CDC Nimba and Liberia leadership, we are grateful for your hard work and overwhelming support. Let’s go all out to propagate the message of peace and hope”.

On October 10,2023 citizens will be going to the polls to elect their leaders who will represent them at the House of Representatives for Six (6) years, House of Senate for Nine (9) years and President & Vice President for six (6) years respectively. The heat is on.