-As They Go to the Polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026
Liberians across Germany are expected to vote on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in elections to select a new leadership team for the Liberian Association in Deutschland (LAD).
The election comes at a time when members of the Liberian community are calling for stronger representation, greater transparency, improved member support, and a more unified voice in Germany. Among the candidates seeking to lead the association is Samuel Yorsen Wesseh, standard-bearer of the Bridge Builders Alliance.
Wesseh is presenting himself as a service-oriented leader with professional experience in national security coordination, investigation, peacebuilding, migration, conflict resolution, and institutional management. His campaign argues that the skills he acquired over the years can help transform LAD into a more organized, accountable, and effective community institution.
According to information released by his campaign, Wesseh holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and a master’s degree in Peace and Development Studies, with a focus on migration, refugees, and conflict resolution, earned in Sweden. He is married to Alinka Wesseh and they have four children.
His supporters describe him as intelligent, results-oriented, and capable of building consensus within a diverse community. They say his experience in public service and peacebuilding makes him particularly suited to lead an association representing Liberians from different counties, professional backgrounds, age groups, and social experiences.
At the center of Wesseh’s campaign is a proposal to develop stronger support systems for Liberians living in Germany.
Many members of the Liberian community face challenges involving immigration and legal matters, employment, integration, family emergencies, housing, education, and access to social services. Wesseh’s campaign says LAD should become a reliable source of information, referrals, and emergency assistance for its members.
Drawing on his stated experience in national security coordination and early warning systems, Wesseh is proposing the creation of an Emergency Relief Fund, a Legal and Professional Network, and a Member Care Team.
The proposed structures would be designed to provide assistance during emergencies and connect members with qualified professionals who can offer legal, social, employment, and integration-related guidance.
“The LAD must become more than a social organization,” the campaign states. “It must serve as a dependable support network for Liberians in Germany.”
Another major feature of Wesseh’s platform is transparency.
His campaign identifies a lack of confidence in financial management and decision-making as a challenge that can affect community organizations. To address this concern, Wesseh is promising to introduce quarterly financial reports and strengthen communication between the association’s leadership and its membership.
He is also proposing the creation of a Digital Member Portal through which members could receive updates, access information, and communicate with the association. In addition, his platform calls for an Independent Advisory Board to provide oversight and guidance to the leadership.
Wesseh’s campaign connects this proposal to his reported experience as a deputy chief investigator, where he says he worked on cases involving fraud and forgery.
According to the campaign, that background taught him the importance of documentation, accountability, due process, and institutional integrity.
If elected, he says these principles would guide the financial and administrative operations of LAD.
Unity is another central theme of Wesseh’s candidacy.
The Liberian community in Germany is made up of people from all 16 counties, as well as individuals with different political, religious, professional, and generational backgrounds. Wesseh’s campaign maintains that county-based and personal divisions must not weaken the community’s collective voice.
As a peacebuilding trainer and conflict-resolution practitioner, Wesseh says he would use dialogue and inclusive decision-making to bring members together.
His platform proposes dedicated representation for young people and women through a Youth Wing and a Women’s Council. He also wants cultural programs to serve not only as entertainment but as opportunities for reconciliation, networking, education, and community-building.
Supporters believe Wesseh’s training in peace and development gives him the tools to manage disagreements and promote cooperation among members.
Wesseh is also campaigning on a plan to better identify and connect the skills within the Liberian community.
Many Liberians in Germany possess professional qualifications, technical skills, business experience, and institutional knowledge. However, those talents are not always visible to other members of the community or to potential employers and partners.
To address this, Wesseh is proposing a Skills and Job Bank, together with a Talent Directory.
The proposed initiative would help connect job seekers with employers, support professional networking, identify potential mentors, and encourage collaboration among Liberian-owned businesses and professionals.
His campaign says the initiative would also help LAD better understand the composition and needs of its membership, allowing the association to plan programs based on reliable information rather than assumptions.
Wesseh’s platform further envisions a more visible and influential LAD.
He argues that the association should strengthen its relationship with German authorities, local institutions, civil society organizations, development partners, and the Liberian Embassy. His campaign says LAD should be recognized as a credible community partner capable of participating in discussions affecting Liberians in Germany.
Among the proposals outlined by his campaign are efforts to secure full nonprofit status, improve institutional partnerships, and train members to represent the Liberian community professionally.
Wesseh’s experience as a government adviser and his reported involvement in international representation are being presented as assets that could help him advance those objectives.
His supporters believe LAD can play a greater role in advocating for the rights and interests of Liberians, supporting integration, promoting cultural diplomacy, and encouraging investment and development initiatives connected to Liberia.
The Bridge Builders Alliance is presenting the August 15 election as a choice between maintaining existing practices and building a more structured, responsive, and accountable community organization.
Wesseh’s campaign message emphasizes that leadership should be measured not only by speeches or popularity but also by the ability to design systems, manage institutions, resolve disputes, and deliver practical results.
His supporters say his professional background offers a combination of skills that are relevant to the challenges facing Liberians in Germany, such as crisis response, investigation, peacebuilding, data management, public administration, and diplomacy.
The campaign’s broader vision is to make LAD a “home away from home”, an organization that protects the interests of its members, promotes unity, creates opportunities, and represents Liberians with dignity and professionalism.
As election day approaches, Liberian voters in Germany will decide who they believe has the experience, integrity, and vision to lead the association into its next chapter.
For Samuel Yorsen Wesseh and the Bridge Builders Alliance, the message is clear: including a stronger LAD requires organized leadership, transparent governance, inclusive representation, and a practical plan for service.
The election is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, and qualified LAD members are encouraged to vote Samuel Yorsen Wesseh for President of the Liberian Association in Deutschland.
