By Wilmot Konah | +231775793638 | dadekolly20@gmail.com
MONROVIA, Liberia — Leaders of several opposition political parties have signed a Joint Communiqué committing themselves to greater cooperation and jointly holding the Boakai administration accountable on issues of national importance. The communiqué was signed by former President and Coalition for Democratic Change Political Leader George Manneh Weah, Alternative National Congress Political Leader Alexander Cummings, Movement for Progressive Change Political Leader Simeon Freeman, Movement for Economic Empowerment Political Leader Dee-Maxwell Kemayah, and Jonathan Mason, Political Leader of the Union of Liberian Democrats Party (ULDP).
The agreement was signed Sunday, September 27, 2026, following a second roundtable of opposition leaders in Monrovia, where participants discussed Liberia’s political, economic and governance challenges and outlined areas for continued cooperation.
According to the communiqué, the parties believe Liberia’s challenges require opposition political actors to move beyond narrow partisan interests and develop sustained cooperation on matters affecting the national interest.
The opposition leaders identified economic governance, unemployment, private-sector development, corruption, the rule of law, democratic institutions and equal opportunities for Liberians among the issues requiring greater attention.
They said their objective is not simply to oppose the government but to help build what they described as “a better way of governing,” while jointly and constructively holding the Boakai-Koung-Unity Party-led Government accountable for its stewardship of the country.
The communiqué also outlines concerns over what the opposition leaders describe as challenges surrounding territorial integrity, foreign policy, the government’s arrangement involving third-country nationals, judicial independence, freedom of speech and the fight against drugs.
Speaking after the signing, ANC Political Leader Alexander Cummings clarified that the emerging cooperation is not currently an electoral coalition. “This is not an election coalition,” Cummings said, explaining that the immediate objective is for opposition leaders to “know each other,” build relationships and establish trust through continued engagement.
He said the group does not yet have a fixed name or emblem and is not seeking to establish a new political party at this stage.
Cummings asserted that the cooperation could eventually develop into a broader political arrangement ahead of the 2029 elections, but emphasized that the present focus is on building relationships and identifying areas where the opposition leaders can work together.
The September 27 meeting followed an initial roundtable hosted by former President George Weah on September 5 and 6, 2026, at the Jamaica Resort in Paynesville.
