Liberia: VP Koung, Sen. Kogar’s Snub of Mdr Candidate in Nimba By-Election Sparks Outrage, Accused of Abandoning PYJ’s Party

Buuyao — Vice President Jeremiah Koung and Senator Samuel G. Kogar have come under fire for distancing themselves from the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR)’s candidate in the upcoming by-election in Nimba County’s District #5, sparking accusations of betrayal and abandonment of the party founded by the late Senator Prince Yormie Johnson.

Both Koung and Kogar, prominent figures within the MDR and close allies of the late PYJ, have chosen to remain neutral in the race, refusing to…