President George Weah, whose partisans have faced heavy criticism for allegedly provoking recent violence in Electoral District #10, has called on citizens to reject election‑related violence as they participate in the new biometric voter registration ahead of the October 10 general and presidential elections. Weah is seeking a second six‑year term despite accusations of corruption, money laundering and extrajudicial killings leveled against his administration in the U.S. Government’s 2022 Human Rights Report.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, March 31, 2023, after completing his registration at the RLJ Kenedja Elementary School off the Roberts International Airport Highway in District #6, President Weah urged voters to behave responsibly and avoid violence. Accompanied by his wife, Clar Weah (who is not eligible to vote), Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo, and others, he encouraged citizens to register and exercise their constitutional right to vote for the leaders of their choice.
“Your vote is your right—the right to choose your government and your leaders,” the president said. “To exercise that right, you must first obtain your voter registration card, and you must do so peacefully and orderly.” He emphasized that the upcoming October 10 polls carry significant stakes, with Weah facing former close rival and 2017 runoff opponent former Vice President Joseph Boakai, Opposition Collaborating Political Party (CPP) leader Alexander B. Cummings, and a dozen other candidates.
“The best way to hold the government accountable to you is to choose them yourself,” Weah added, urging patience while standing in long lines to obtain registration cards so that citizens can fully participate in selecting their own leaders.
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