Liberia: MDR Party Official Defends Position After Senator Samuel Kogar’s ‘Godfather’ Honor Sparks Debate

Ganta — A senior official of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) recently defended the party’s stance after controversy erupted over Senator Samuel Kogar being named a “godfather” by chiefs and elders in Zoe Zoulay Town in District Number Three, parts of Nimba County.

The National Vice Chair for Press and Publicity of the MDR and an Assistant Minister for Commerce and Trade, Kevin D.J. Mattaldi, appeared on a radio program to response to questions about whether the vice president…