05/09/2026
Koijee Says NPP Was Not Invited as Institution to CDC Opposition Roundtable
MONROVIA — Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Secretary General Jefferson Koijee has called on the National Patriotic Party (NPP) to “set the record straight,” insisting that the party was never invited as an institution to participate in the CDC’s proposed opposition roundtable. Koijee said the CDC extended invitations only to selected individual members of the NPP, and not to the party’s national leadership, including National Chairman George Mulbah.
According to Koijee, several NPP members were invited in their individual capacities, stressing that neither the NPP nor its national chairman received an official invitation. He therefore accused the NPP leadership of creating the impression that the party had been invited and subsequently rejected the engagement, describing such a position as “unnecessary grandstanding and political posturing.”
Koijee also questioned the political circumstances surrounding Mulbah’s reported employment within the Office of Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung. He said the relationship raises questions about the independence, timing and motivation of statements coming from the NPP leadership concerning opposition cooperation. Koijee further criticized the NPP’s response to the legal difficulties faced by its Standard Bearer and former Vice President, Chief Dr. Jewel Cianeh Howard-Taylor, describing the party’s response as weak compared with its historical political character.
The CDC Secretary General said his party would not allow what he described as political distractions, manufactured controversies or efforts to fracture opposition solidarity to derail the broader democratic conversation. He maintained that the CDC would remain vigilant and respond firmly, lawfully and politically to any attempts to undermine legitimate cooperation among opposition forces.
Koijee concluded by expressing appreciation to the individuals and institutions that were formal
