The largest crowd, as of Thursday afternoon, is seen on Tubman Boulevard, where Mulbah K. Morlu Chairman of the Solidarity and Trust for A New Day (STAND), flanked by former Representative Acarous Moses Gray, is leading a sizable procession marching toward Capitol Hill.
Monrovia – The long-promised “Enough is Enough” protest has officially kicked off in Monrovia, with scores of demonstrators taking to the streets demanding accountability and action from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government.
By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected]
The largest crowd, as of Thursday afternoon, is seen on Tubman Boulevard, where Mulbah K. Morlu, Chairman of the Solidarity and Trust for A New Day (STAND), flanked by former Representative Acarous Moses Gray, is leading a sizable procession marching toward Capitol Hill. Demonstrators are also riding on floats chanting anti-government slogans and carrying large banners.
While the exact location for the delivery of the protest petition remains unclear, organizers have repeatedly announced that the entrance of the Executive Mansion would be the epicenter of the demonstration and the designated site for the petition presentation.
However, in a last-minute move, the Liberia National Police declared both the Executive Mansion and the main entrance of the Capitol Building as “No-Go Zones.”
Chairman Morlu denounced the police action, calling it a deliberate attempt to disrupt a peaceful and constitutionally protected protest.
“We are peaceful citizens exercising our rights. The government should be welcoming our concerns, not trying to suppress them,” Morlu said.
He called on President Boakai to personally appear and receive the protest petition, stressing that the demonstration represents a people pushed to the brink.
“Joseph Boakai went to the communities to campaign. He came to our towns and villages to ask for votes. So why can’t he show the same respect and receive the petition from those same people?” Morlu asked.
According to the STAND Chairman, the protest is not just another political show—it is a desperate cry from citizens grappling with worsening economic hardship, insecurity, and what he described as creeping authoritarianism.
The demonstrators are highlighting a broad range of grievances, including alleged police brutality, rising economic hardship, corruption in government and “Political witch hunts” targeting opposition figures.
One major incident cited by protesters is the alleged beating of CDC National Chairman Janga Kowo by police, shortly after the jailing of former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa—events they say signal a coordinated effort to silence dissent.
“This country is falling into lawlessness,” Morlu declared. “They are beating party chairmen, jailing former lawmakers, and using the police as political enforcers. That is not democracy.”
Morlu also condemned recent clashes in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County, where residents protesting local grievances allegedly faced lethal force from security personnel. Protesters claim lives were lost and accused Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman of transforming the LNP into “a military wing of the Unity Party.”
“We do not recognize Gregory Coleman. He should be investigated and prosecuted for the brutal killing of citizens,” Morlu asserted.
Despite heavy police presence and designated “no-go” zones, organizers say they remain undeterred and committed to delivering their message.
