Liberia: Weah, Cummings, Three Others Sign Opposition Pact Against Boakai

What the report says

Former Liberian President George Weah and opposition figure Alexander Cummings joined three other party leaders on Sunday in signing a political cooperation pact aimed at challenging President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government, according to The Liberian Investigator, distributed by AllAfrica. The meeting took place at the Sinkor Palace on Tubman Boulevard in Monrovia, following earlier roundtables convened by Weah earlier in September.

The five leaders said their arrangement is intended to hold the Boakai administration accountable on governance issues rather than create an immediate electoral alliance. The agreement leaves unresolved the question that helped fracture a previous opposition coalition: who would lead a future ticket. Party representatives said the groups will keep separate identities and build trust through consultations, shared advocacy and a phased roadmap.

The communique raised several allegations against the government, including claims involving corruption, drug trafficking investigations, a territorial dispute in Lofa County, limits on criticism through cybercrime enforcement, and concerns about pressure on political parties. It also criticized a US$10 million project in Foya and the transfer of US$8 million in reserves by the Central Bank of Liberia, while calling for independent probes in some cases.

The pact comes against the backdrop of Liberia’s fragmented opposition, which previously struggled over leadership and eventually split before the 2023 election. The new initiative appears to be an effort to avoid repeating those divisions ahead of the next electoral cycle, though the leaders stressed that their current focus is on cooperation and accountability rather than candidacies.