By Othello Sarweh Nimely
Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has challenged and rejected a claim by Bong County Senator Prince Moye that she was “in bondage” while serving as vice president under the administration of former President George Weah.
Senator Moye made the remarks during an address to residents and supporters in Bong County over the weekend, arguing that the county’s decision to support the removal of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) government from power in the 2023 elections was intended to free Taylor from what he described as political constraints within the former administration.
“I do not regret that we took our daughter, Jewel Howard Taylor, from the bondage of the vice presidency in 2023,” Moye said. “We did not do it because we hated her or disrespected her, but to send a clear message to the past regime that our county and its residents deserved better.”
Moye’s comments have now drawn a strong response from Taylor, who on Monday August 10, 2026 dismissed the characterization of her tenure as vice president as one of “bondage.”
Speaking to reporters, Taylor said she was never prevented from performing her constitutional responsibilities during the Weah administration and maintained that she was given the opportunity to play her role as vice president.
“I was never in bondage,” Taylor said, rejecting Senator Moye’s description of her time in office.
Taylor instead argued that Bong County benefited significantly from the Weah administration and that the county lost important development opportunities following the CDC government’s defeat in the 2023 presidential election.
According to the former vice president, her position in the national government allowed her to advocate for development projects and other interventions for Bong County.
Taylor claimed that, through her influence and engagement as vice president, a significant number of government projects were directed to Bong County during the Weah administration.
She argued that the county recorded more tangible development under the previous government than it is currently experiencing under the administration of President Joseph Boakai.
Taylor also criticized the current government over what she described as a lack of new development initiatives in Bong County.
According to her, many of the projects being commissioned or dedicated by the current administration were initiated and implemented during the Weah administration.
“The current administration has not done anything new to transform the county,” Taylor argued, adding that many of the projects being dedicated today were projects undertaken under the previous government.
Her comments come amid growing political debate in Bong County over the performance of successive national administrations and the county’s political choices ahead of the 2029 general elections.
Taylor also took aim at Senator Moye’s record during his time as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, accusing him of failing to work with her in advancing the interests of Bong County.
She alleged that Moye placed political considerations ahead of development during the period in which he served as deputy speaker.
According to Taylor, the political differences between the two officials should not have prevented them from working together to secure greater development opportunities for the county.
The former vice president said the 2029 elections would provide Bong County voters with an opportunity to compare the development records of the CDC administration and the current Unity Party-led government.
Taylor expressed confidence that voters would ultimately conclude that the Weah administration performed better in terms of development and infrastructure.
The exchange between Taylor and Moye highlights the continuing political divisions in Bong County, a key political constituency that played an important role in the 2023 presidential election.
While Moye maintains that Bong County’s decision to remove the CDC administration was necessary to secure better representation and development, Taylor is defending the record of the Weah administration and her own tenure as vice president.
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