Nearly three years after President Joseph Nyuma Boakai assumed office on a platform of rescuing Liberia, a chorus of criticism and a series of escalating crises have led the opposition to declare that the promised “rescue has turned into a national calamity.”
In a searing assessment released today, the Chairman of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) USA chapter, Success A. B. Dennis, has accused the administration of a litany of governance failures, from eroding human rights and territorial sovereignty to mishandling an unprecedented narcotics crisis that now threatens the nation’s security.
A Nation “Bleeding” Under a Shadow of Crisis The opposition’s indictment comes as Liberia grapples with a confluence of destabilizing events. Senator Nathaniel F. McGill, Chairman of the CDC Legislative Caucus, has recently declared the nation is “bleeding,” citing the discovery of a suspicious vessel off the coast and the government’s destruction of over US$336 million in seized cocaine . The situation has been further inflamed by the violent suppression of anti-government protests led by the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), which resulted in clashes with riot police and the arrest of STAND Chairman Mulbah Morlu.
Territorial Integrity and the Guinea Question A central point of the CDC’s critique is the government’s handling of border disputes with Guinea. The CDC-USA statement raises “disturbing concerns” about reports of encroachment by Guinean forces into Liberian territory. The controversy is fueled by allegations that the Boakai administration accepted a fleet of pickup trucks from Guinea’s then-military junta.
The opposition is demanding full transparency regarding 15 pickup trucks reportedly offered to the administration. In a related but unverified letter to the U.S. Embassy, CDC Secretary General Jefferson T. Koijee alleged that vehicles were received from a “drug cartel” and distributed to top government officials, including President Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Koung . The CDC-USA statement insists that a constitutional government accepting such gifts from a military regime raises serious credibility questions, asking what conditions, if any, were attached.
The Emerging Narcotics Crisis The most alarming challenge cited is the emergence of Liberia as a transit hub for international drug cartels. In June and July 2026 alone, authorities seized massive cocaine shipments valued at hundreds of millions of dollars . While the government has responded by dismissing and suspending senior security officials , the CDC-USA is calling for an investigation that goes “far beyond the arrest of couriers,” targeting the financiers and facilitators.
A Call for Accountability The statement demands a full investigation into the Kinjor killings and allegations of police brutality, the protection of judicial independence, full disclosure on the vehicle gifts, and stronger accountability mechanisms. “The promised rescue must not become Liberia’s national calamity,” Dennis stated. “The Liberian people deserve the truth. They deserve accountability. And above all, they deserve answers.”
