Liberia: UP Dares Opposition - 'We'll Beat You Again'

What the report says

Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has signaled an early campaign posture ahead of the 2029 presidential election, with party leaders saying they intend to keep President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in office. According to AllAfrica’s reporting from New Dawn, the remarks were made in Monrovia at the official launch of the Boakai 2029 Reelection Movement at the UP headquarters over the weekend.

UP Secretary General Amos B. Tweh used the event to dismiss a recent opposition roundtable convened by former President George Weah as politically insignificant. He told supporters to prepare for another victory and urged the party to focus less on rhetoric and more on defending the administration’s record with data and information. Tweh also argued that the ruling party has remained broadly united since Boakai took office and that opposition efforts to build cooperation are unlikely to threaten the president’s prospects.

The story comes amid signs that opposition groups are exploring closer coordination before 2029. The Weah-hosted meeting at Jamaica Resort in Thinker Village brought together political figures who agreed to set up a steering committee to draft a cooperation framework. That development appears to have prompted the UP’s public show of confidence.

Tweh and movement organizers also pointed to government projects and the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development as evidence of progress, while making claims about inflation, commodity prices and fuel availability. These claims were presented as political messaging rather than independently verified figures. The article notes that supporters of the reelection movement are also mobilizing young people and plan further county-level organizing, underscoring how campaigning is beginning well before the next national vote.