Bashorun Dele Momodu, Iconic journalist and CEO of Ovation Media Group, has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to the President-elect of Liberia, Ambassador Joseph Nyumah Boakai, on his hard-fought triumph at the just concluded presidential election in the country.
In a post via his social media pages, the astute politician confirmed that he received the news of the massive victory through the incumbent Vice President, Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, who confirmed the loss of her principal, George Opong Weah.
Her message read: “I thank you so much for all of your support, but we have lost the elections. President Weah has just congratulated Ambassador Boakai.”
Commenting on the electoral process, Momodu lauded President Weah for conceding defeat and calling to congratulate his opponent, Boakai, as well as for being a genuine African statesman, sustaining the path to smooth transition as laid down by former Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, followed by former Ghana’s President, John Mahama.
He wrote: “Massive congratulations to the President-elect of Liberia, former Vice President AMBASSADOR JOSEPH NYUMAH BOAKAI, who has defeated PRESIDENT GEORGE MANNEH OPPONG WEAH in a keenly contested second round Presidential election.
“I have just received a message from Liberian Vice President DR JEWEL HOWARD-TAYLOR confirming that PRESIDENT WEAH has called to congratulate AMBASSADOR BOAKAI (Born November 30, 1944)… LIBERIA has set another heartwarming example of a smooth transition in West Africa reminiscent of that of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN of NIGERIA (2015) and PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA of GHANA (2016)…
Momodu further appreciated Howard-Taylor for playing her part honorably as the Vice President.
George Weah was elected President of Liberia in 2017 after defeating the then-incumbent vice president Joseph Boakai and was sworn in on 22 January 2018. He will, therefore, leave office in January 2024 after six years in office.
