Tengbeh rode on the wings of the political leader of Unity Party Joseph Boakai, who is seen as the face of Lofa County politicsVoinjama, Lofa County – A Unity Party wave in 2011 in Lofa County helped George Tengbeh from being the administrative assistant to former Lofa County superintendent Galakpai Kortema to the Senate. But Tengbeh has parted ways with Boakai and Unity Party and defected to the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). The outcome of previous presidential elections in the county has attested to the fact that Lofa is the stronghold of Unity Party. Fayiah claimed members of PFT, who are bent on supporting Tengbeh, had collected huge sums of money to support Tengbeh. How the senator hopes to win re-election in Lofa County without the support of Boakai and Unity Party remains to be seen.

Source: Front Page Africa September 01, 2020 07:41 UTC