LIBERIA – The Minister of Youth and Sports, Zeogar Wilson has announced that the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium will not be available for use for Collaborating Political Parties’ December 17 rally.
Speaking on the OK Morning Rush program on Monday, Minister Wilson indicated that nobody, in the opposition collaboration will be allowed to use the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex for any political rally.
He narrated that his office on November 18, received a letter from the CPP requesting the use of the SKD for a political rally on December 17, 2022.
Wilson said he was out of the country and never authorized the CPP because of some ongoing work at the stadium.
“I don’t regret any inconvenience this may cause the CPP. The reason is just simple before the CPP went to my finance officers to pay the money for the facility my Special Assistant told Martin Kollah and Cllr. Aloysius Toe that the facility will not be available.
“We need to find out from CPP what is their intent because they told my staff that they have put in the time, resources, and planning for that venue when they have not gotten my approval,” he noted.
According to him, the acting Minister received the letter on his behalf and instructed his Chief of Office Staff, Pastor Gabriel S. C. Blama to respond to CPP and let them know that the facility is not available for use as they have agreed in their internal staff meeting.
Minister Wilson said after a while, CPP through some of its officials including Martin Kollah and Aloysius Toe did a follow-up and were informed again that the facility is not for public use now due to some ongoing works but they pleaded with him on grounds that they have put in enough resources already for their assembly.
He stated that because his office chief of staff did not allow the CPP officials, they went to a lady who did the billing without his authorization, especially knowing that the stadium is available.
However, whatever the minister’s explanation, CPP says, nothing will stop them from using the stadium on December 17.
