MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Renowned Liberian economist and political commentator, Samuel Jackson, has slammed popular talk radio presenter, Henry Costa, for what the former calls the latter groveling at the feet of President Joseph Boakai to find his daily bread.
Few hours after Costa announced that he had been given a second chance to be friends once again with President Boakai, whom he vilified during the country’s presidential election in 2023, Jackson has taken to Facebook to lambast the loquacious talk show host over his decision to reunite with the President.
Jackson expressed disappointment in Costa, whom he regards as a son, adding; “You don’t need to grovel at the feet of Joe Boakai to eat.”
He reminded Costa that he has immense talent, indicating that the talk show host is one of the smartest in his generation.
However, Jackson informed Costa that in spite of his talent and smartness, he’s a lazy fellow who doesn’t want to commit time and energy to his businesses.
“You have great potential to create multiple income streams. I’ve seen your potential. I saw you go to school to quiet the critics,” wrote Jackson, who reminded the talk show host of insulting Boakai during the presidential election in 2023.
“You exposed deep personal things about him (Boakai). Thats a no, no for any rational intelligent human being,” added Jackson, who believes Costa should have decided to live with such decision rather than choosing to have gone begging at the feet of Boakai for reconciliation and reconsideration.
Costa disclosed early Friday that he and Boakai had smoked peace pipe over their election-related dispute, which led him to have said some of the meanest things ever to the elderly statesman.
But Jackson opined that President Boakai owes Costa a lot and not the other way round, inferring that there’s no reason why the controversial talk show host should have capitulated to have asked for the Liberian leader’s forgiveness.
“JNB owes you a lot. He owes Benoni Urey a lot. He owes John Morlu a lot,” Jackson further wrote, adding that unlike Costa, Urey and Morlu would never grovel at the feet of the President.
He told Costa that his latest action, which he described as the talk show host going too low, brought shame to him (Jackson) – “I can’t disown you but my respect for you is dissipated. I’m ashamed,” he emphasized.
“I love you too much to see you go this low. For what? If you [had] just suffered and waited for 4 more years. 2029 your political fortunes would be extremely high,” wrote Jackson, who sees Costa’s reunion with President Boakai as the talk show host’s getting in bed with the Boakai-led administration, which he claims is struggling with popular support due to its alleged missteps, mishaps and bad politics.
