Liberia’s outgoing president has been expelled from her own party, for allegedly failing to support its candidate to succeed her.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is accused of encouraging people to vote against her vice-president, Joseph Boakai.
Former footballer George Weah won the presidential elections in December, defeating Mr Boakai.
Ms Sirleaf, who is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and Africa’s first elected woman president, could not stand again.
A spokesman for the governing Unity Party said Ms Sirleaf had violated the party’s constitution as she was seen campaigning with Mr Weah, who was running under the Coalition for Democratic Change banner.
Ms Sirleaf has not yet commented.
Mr Weah will be sworn in later this month. It will be the first smooth transfer of power since 1944 in Liberia, which was founded by freed US slaves in the 19th Century.
Ms Sirleaf gained popularity at home and abroad for helping to bring stability to her country after years of civil war.
Source: BBC
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JJ RAWLINGS WILL HAVE ONE LAST REVOLUTION TO MAKE THIS TIME NOT GHANA BUT THE WAY THINGS MOVING DEFINITELY IS NDC TO SAVE HIS LEGACY
Before the arrival of the free slaves, what did the indigenous people call the land they occupied?? If it was the freed slaves and their former masters who named the land Liberia, then it stands to reason that the freed slaves founded Liberia.
You such an ***barred word***. if someone shares knowledge do you have to insult him, backward and uncivilised imp. Abooafunu, s3 obi nnim a obi kyere... No wonder you're a failure in life....
It is time to expell rawlings and martin amid from the Ndc party, they traitors that is helpng the opposition npp.
so what have you done with your knowledge. have you been able to build a single school for your village, have you written another dictionary or is your name in the guinness book of records
Your source is BBC, but you and BBC abon paa. Liberia was not founded by the freed slaves. Before the arrival of freed slaves in 1822 under the auspices of the American Colonisation Society who governed, there were indigenous population there. The ACS left power in the hands of the freed slaves, hence the war years later. The freed slaves who ruled adopted the motto " the Love of Liberty BROUGHT us Here" and the local population had their own motto " The Love of Liberty MET us Here" So people existed before the coming of freed slaves.
Every serious institution must be governed by strict rules and they must apply without fear or favour.Great move by this party.If only the NDc will stop worshipping ***barred word*** idols and expell people like Rawlings the party will be seen as a more serious institution.