MONROVIA – Speculation that former President George Manneh Weah will sit out the 2029 presidential election has been shut down by MOVEE Political Leader Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr.
Speaking on Freedom FM, Kemayah dismissed the reports as “false and misleading” and declared that Weah remains the Congress for Democratic Change, CDC, candidate for 2029.
He also rejected claims that the party’s leadership mantle would be passed to Alternative National Congress leader Alexander B. Cummings.
Kemayah said the rumors of Weah stepping aside were not based on any decision by the CDC or its standard bearer.
According to him, the former president is still very much in the political picture and is being positioned by the party as its flagbearer for the next presidential election.
“Weah remains the CDC candidate for 2029,” Kemayah insisted, putting to rest weeks of chatter about a possible change in CDC’s leadership lineup.
He also pushed back on talk that Alexander Cummings would take over the party’s mantle, saying such claims have no backing from CDC structures and are being spread to create confusion among partisans and supporters.
The MOVEE Political Leader expressed strong confidence that Weah will make a political comeback in 2029, insisting that the former president is the right person to confront Liberia’s growing economic challenges.
Kemayah pointed to Weah’s experience, name recognition, and base of support as reasons the CDC is rallying behind him again.
“The country needs leadership that understands the struggles of ordinary Liberians,” he said, framing Weah as that leader.
Context: 2029 politics already heating up Though the 2029 elections are more than three years away, political positioning has already started. Debates over candidacies, party coalitions, and leadership succession have dominated talk shows and social media.
For the CDC, the question of whether Weah would run again has been a recurring theme since he lost the 2023 election to President Joseph Boakai. Some party members have publicly floated new faces, while others insist Weah’s brand remains the CDC’s strongest asset.
Kemayah’s statement appears aimed at unifying the party base and ending internal debate over who should lead the ticket.
By declaring Weah the candidate “for 2029,” he’s signaling that CDC leadership is not looking for an alternative at this time.
Weah’s 6-year term and unfinished agenda
Supporters of Weah argue his first term was hampered by external shocks like COVID-19 and global economic pressures. They say he deserves another chance to complete infrastructure projects and economic reforms he started between 2018-2023.
Critics, however, maintain that voters should judge based on performance and accountability, not nostalgia. The debate over Weah’s record will likely intensify as 2029 approaches.
For now, Kemayah has put the debate to rest from MOVEE and CDC’s perspective: George Weah is not stepping aside. The former president remains the party’s candidate for 2029, and any talk of handing the mantle to Cummings is false.
Whether other CDC factions accept that position, and how opposition parties respond, will shape the next phase of Liberia’s political contest.
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