Gonquoi stressed that the EFFL played a critical role in the Unity Party’s 2023 election victory, especially in countering the then-ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), when the UP remained largely silent.
MONROVIA – The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia (EFFL) has issued a two-year ultimatum to the Unity Party (UP)-led government, warning that failure to meet the expectations of the Liberian people will result in organized resistance.
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
EFFL Commander-In-Chief Emmanuel Gonquoi delivered the statement during the commissioning of the party’s Montserrado County officials, criticizing the government’s performance and accusing officials of betrayal and poor governance.
“A sleeping lion is never a dead lion. On your attempt to hold the tail of the sleeping lion you will have yourself to blame,” Gonquoi said. “On your sweat, on your blood, on your sacrifices, those ministers today are enjoying… We are watching them. The same way we brought them to power, the same way, if we ready today, we will bring them down from power.”
Gonquoi stressed that the EFFL played a critical role in the Unity Party’s 2023 election victory, especially in countering the then-ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), when the UP remained largely silent.
“When CDC was moving from battle cry to battle cry, nobody from the Unity Party could wake up. No one from the Rescue Mission could wake up. It took us—we sacrificed our lives to move from community to community,” he said.
He warned that the EFFL’s alliance with the Unity Party should not be seen as a political compromise or weakness but as a conditional partnership rooted in shared promises to the Liberian people.
“All the disrespect from ministers, all the disrespects from the government—we are quiet, we are watching them,” Gonquoi stated.
He further accused current government officials of hypocrisy, arguing that those who once opposed corruption and misrule under the CDC are now replicating the same behaviors.
“To the corrupt officials, the career politicians, and the economic vampires: We are watching you. We are coming —not with violence — but with organized resistance. We will expose your theft, challenge your policies, awaken the people. And when the people rise, no wall will be high enough to protect you,” Gonquoi warned.
Gonquoi said the commissioning of Montserrado County officials marks a new chapter in the EFFL’s struggle for economic justice and national transformation. He described the officials not just as political representatives, but as revolutionaries with a sacred duty to lead with integrity and purpose.
“We are not merely commissioning leaders — we are commissioning revolutionaries. We are giving a sacred charge to men and women who must rise above self-interest, above comfort, and above fear to carry the hopes and cries of an entire people,” he said.
This development comes as the Unity Party faces growing criticism from civil society organizations and political actors over its pace of reforms and governance style.
