Liberia: Anthony Gaye Declares Intention to Contest in Grand Gedeh

Monrovia — Because the clamor for the election of competent and visionary lawmakers within the subsequent dispensation who perceive the three cardinal capabilities of a lawmaker, lawmaking, oversight and illustration achieve traction across the nation, a younger Grand Gedean, Anthony Wulu Gaye, has declared his intention to contest the senatorial seat are available in 2023 to fill the hole of strong laws and management which based on him has eluded the county for a really lengthy because the creation of the county in 1964.

Addressing Grand Gedeans each at dwelling and overseas not too long ago in a podcast and press launch copy of which was despatched to this paper, Mr. Gaye went down reminiscence lane to remind Gedeans the origin of their county, the challenges which have impeded progress over time which he attributed to the perennial failure of successive leaderships in any respect ranges particularly from the angle of the illustration within the nationwide legislature over time. He stated regardless of the alternatives obtainable up to now to exit the overall backwardness the county has been plunged into, the flawed selections throughout elections have additional pissed off all efforts to convey the true change the county deserves.

“In passing phrases, let me remind you of our origin and the causes for the overall backwardness of our expensive county. In the event you sit down and make an goal evaluation of ourselves as compared with our counterparts, Bong, Nimba and Lofa, all 3 counties created together with Grand Gedeh County in 1964 have all leapfrogged us and we’re right here questioning what went flawed. Properly, what went flawed could be attributed to the flawed selections now we have been making throughout elections. It’s our hope that 2023 will present the paradigm shift for actual change. We’re the custodian of actual change”, Gaye stated amongst different issues.

The younger aspirant who has been described as an ideal instance of grass to grace by means of exhausting work and God’s command, stated the tradition of immediate gratification from the electorates the place the residents go for what he known as “politically induced goodies” akin to luggage of rice, used garments, salt, and few native currencies, haven’t helped the county however fairly destroyed their self price , esteem and initiative to work exhausting for their very own success. He stated there’s a dire want to alter that mindset and make the individuals imbibe the spirit of self-reliance and price in order to mission a correct future for them and their kids.

“You possibly can see that this type of mindset has not helped our individuals. Yr in , 12 months out in each electoral cycle you discover them participating on this facet of life the place their solely demand or concern is to ask for materials issues that won’t take them past every week or so. So that you see it has created some type of vicious cycle of poverty, illness and ignorance. We’re coming to alter that mindset and get our individuals to work. We have to empower them to do extra for themselves”, he stated.

He bemoaned the infrastructural deficit within the county and stated with what’s on the bottom there’s nothing significant that may be achieved when it comes to improvement. He stated the primary hospital within the county, the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital is in a really unhealthy state, no medicine and different fashionable amenities to accord the establishment the standing it ought to been, the faculties are with out libraries, laboratories and books whereas the assorted cities and villages are usually not related to massive cities and cities as a result of there are not any roads.

He stated the best way out is to seek out the funding channels in order to place more cash to undertake tasks to reverse the development and recognized the unremitted income and royalties due the county from corporations engaged in unlawful logging and mining as among the practical sources to get cash to fund infrastructural improvement. He stated there was a severe must take inventory of all the businesses working illegally within the county with out paying any royalty due the county and take authorized motion if doable to make sure authentic cash due the county is paid in an effort to undertake improvement tasks.

The Telecommunications professional whereas giving extra insights of what he intends doing when elected is to put excessive premium on addressing the rising price unemployment among the many youths, ladies empowerment, well being and sanitation, agricultural productiveness and schooling and expertise acquisition.

“I’m not going to the Senate as a novice to the plight of our individuals. I’m deeply conscious of every little thing that’s holding the county backward and equally I’m have taken steps over time to establish their options some being introducing the correct laws to commit the federal government to place cash within the areas that can set off all the way down to the county and leveraging on our contacts on the market within the Diaspora to seek out sensible means to fixing the issues”, he stated.

Mr. Gaye additionally took a swipe on the management of the county which embody the legislative caucus and the native authority for agreeing to embark upon the reconstruction of the native Headquarters of Liberia Nationwide Police which was allegedly destroyed by protesting residents and different residents within the wake of the police’s inaction and indifference in direction of the demise of a person reported to have been killed by a Fula businessman.

“Asking the residents to reconstruct a broken police headquarters which must be the precedence of the nationwide authorities exhibits that we lack the management that ought to have the ability to converse for the individuals. What it means is that if the residents can not reconstruct that constructing, there shall be no police headquarters within the county and the implication is we can not have the much-needed most safety safety, particularly with the election developing subsequent 12 months.

“We name on the management of the county to step up their sport and inform the nationwide authorities to reconstruct the edifice because the county has extra precedence areas to deal with than to undertake a mission that must be the accountability of the nationwide authorities”, Gaye stated.

In the meantime, Gaye’s political ambition is attracting large assist within the county, particularly among the many younger individuals who represent the vast majority of the voting block and have resolved this time to elect a younger, educated, responsive and other people’s centered chief come 2023 in order to speed up the extent of improvement within the county. Preparations are stated to be in prime gear for the formal declaration of intention by the quick and trending aspirant within the race.