MONROVIA – Evangelist and Senator of Nimba County, Prince Y. Johnson has openly declared that he will gather about 500 men including ex-combatants to protect the grounds of his church, the Christ Chapel of Faith next Sunday (May 28), as he gets prepared to respond to Vice President, Chief Dr Jewel Howard Taylor for sending thugs of National Patriotic Party (NPP) on the church grounds.
On Sunday, May 21, 2023, Senator Prince Johnson’s church was abruptly cut off when a group of thugs from the National Patriotic Party (NPP), stormed the grounds of his church minutes ahead of his sermon.
The thugs chanted “war crime court” and termed the former warlord now religious leader a murderer due to his involvement in the Liberian civil crisis and the public execution of former President Samuel Doe including innocent Liberians.
Senator Johnson in a brief conversation with journalists said he will officially communicate with the US Embassy and other international groups complaining that President George Weah, Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, Monrovia City Major Jefferson Koijee, and others are instigating violence across Liberia.
“President Weah don’t put this country in trouble, we don’t want trouble, we love you but we don’t love your system of governance,” Senator Johnson said.
Since the official endorsement of the Unity Party Standard bearer Joseph Boakai and the subsequent nomination of Jeremiah Koung of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) of Senator Prince Johnson, the ruling party and the opposition members have been throwing jabs at each other.
Recently Vice President Taylor responded to a petition from a group calling itself the “Majority Staffers” of the Legislature, noting that the “Rescue Mission” selection of Senator Jeremiah Koung is indirectly making Senator Prince Y. Johnson President of Liberia if anything goes wrong with former Vice President Joseph N. Boakai if elected President of Liberia.
On October 10, 2023, Liberia National Elections Commission is expected to conduct presidential and legislative elections.
