09/11/2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Team Webster Clayeh Demands Impartial Investigation and Immediate Disqualification of Barclay Momo Karnley; Commends PUL for Postponing RAL Elections
Monrovia, Liberia – November 7, 2025:
Team Webster J.H. Clayeh, representing the campaign of Mr. Webster J.H. Clayeh, aspirant for President of the Reporters Association of Liberia (RAL), commends the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) for its prudent and timely decision to put on hold the impending RAL leadership elections scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025.
This decisive action by the PUL, grounded in the findings of the Independent Investigative Panel of Journalists and Media Professionals, demonstrates true leadership and a commitment to safeguarding the integrity and credibility of journalism in Liberia. The postponement provides the necessary opportunity for due process, accountability, and fairness to prevail before any electoral process resumes.
However, we Call for Immediate Disqualification of Mr. Barclay Momo Karnley..
In line with the PUL’s call for calm and the restoration of integrity within the RAL, Team Webster Clayeh hereby demands a comprehensive and impartial investigation into the credentials and eligibility of Mr. Barclay Momo Karnley, a provisionally qualified presidential aspirant.
Our independent inquiry, supported by official academic records from the A. Romeo Horton College of Business & Public Administration, of the University of Liberia reveals that Mr. Karnley does not meet the constitutional and electoral requirements as stipulated in the 2016 RAL Constitution and the 2025 Electoral Guidelines.
Specifically, the records show the following:
Student Name: Barclay Momo Karnley
Student ID: 119357
College: A. Romeo Horton College of Business & Public Administration
Major: Public Administration
Total Credit Hours Earned: 32.00
Cumulative GPA: 2.2188
These details confirm that Mr. Karnley is not a junior or senior student, as required under Article 8, Section 2(b) of the RAL Constitution and the 2025 Electoral Guidelines, which mandate that a presidential aspirant must be a junior or senior student of a recognized institution or a bachelor’s degree holder with not less than five years of service in the media.
Given these findings, Mr. Karnley’s continued participation in the RAL elections constitutes a clear violation of the Association’s governing instruments and an act of misrepresentation.
Allowing such a breach to go unaddressed undermines the values of transparency, fairness, and meritocracy that the media community must uphold.
We therefore:
Commend the PUL for suspending the elections and for acting in defense of integrity and order within the RAL.
Demand the immediate disqualification of Mr. Barclay Momo Karnley from the 2025 RAL Presidential Race on the grounds of ineligibility and misrepresentation.
Call for an impartial, independent investigation into the fraudulent attempt to contest, and for sanctions consistent with the RAL Constitution and PUL oversight authority.
Urge all journalists and media stakeholders to remain calm, respectful, and united in pursuit of transparency, accountability, and professionalism within the RAL.
Team Webster Clayeh reaffirms its unwavering commitment to a credible, democratic, and inclusive electoral process that reflects the true spirit and standards of Liberian journalism.
Signed:
Team Webster J.H. Clayeh
(Campaign Team of Mr. Webster J.H. Clayeh, Aspirant for President – RAL)
