Boakai government accused of politicized eviction as CDC vows new HQ in 7 months

IN PHOTO: Glimpse of the projected CDC headquarters alongside scenes from the August 23 demolition

MONROVIA, Aug 25 – Liberia’s main opposition party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), says it will build a new headquarters within seven months after security forces demolished its former offices in what critics describe as a heavy‑handed and politically reckless eviction carried out by the government of Liberia.

The Aug. 23 operation saw hundreds of police surround the CDC’s compound in Congo Town, Monrovia, which had served as the party’s base for more than 20 years. Bulldozers then tore down several buildings, including a vocational center, across more than four acres of land.

“We will rebuild stronger – in Monrovia and in every county,” said Lenn Eugene Nagbe, Chief of Staff to former President George Weah, during an interview on OK FM with Julius Jeh. He added that a committee will be announced soon to spearhead the new headquarters project, with groundbreaking scheduled upon Weah’s return to the country.

Party leaders accused the government of ignoring due process and using state power to intimidate opponents. CDC officials said they had already filed appeal bonds accepted by both lower courts and the Supreme Court, yet security forces pressed ahead regardless.

President Joseph Boakai’s administration has insisted the eviction was a lawful enforcement of property rights.

But the scope of the operation — marked by force, a massive police presence, and reports of looting — has registered a different message. The CDC has also promised to take further legal actions for the destruction and looting of their properties by the police.

For a government elected on promises of renewal and unity, the symbolism could not be more damning: law turned into politics, justice flattened by bulldozers, and public trust buried beneath the rubble.

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