By: Emmanuel Tobotinho Quiah
The Office of Maryland County Senator J. Gbleh-bo Brown has firmly dismissed allegations connecting the lawmaker to an ongoing drug investigation involving Liberia National Police Chief of Patrol, Wadell Kwarbo, describing the claims as false and politically driven.
In a statement released Tuesday, the Senator’s Office responded to allegations made by Spoon Network Chief Executive Officer Stanton Whitherspoon during a July 23 broadcast.
According to the Office, Whitherspoon claimed that Senator Brown was the father of Kwarbo, who is currently being investigated over allegations that he escorted illegal drugs in Monrovia.
The Office strongly rejected the accusation, calling it “bogus, wicked, baseless, senseless, and politically motivated,” while accusing the broadcaster of attempting to tarnish the Senator’s reputation and undermine the integrity of the ongoing investigation.
Clarifying the relationship, the statement said Kwarbo is not Senator Brown’s biological son but the younger brother of the Senator’s wife. It explained that Brown and his wife raised Kwarbo from childhood after bringing him from Maryland County to Monrovia, where he lived with them until he became an adult.
According to the statement, Kwarbo later joined the Liberia National Police during the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)-backed Security Sector Reform process, years before Senator Brown entered the Liberian Senate. The Office further noted that Kwarbo has lived independently with his own family for nearly twenty years.
While expressing sadness over the allegations against Kwarbo, the Senator’s Office emphasized that it supports a fair, transparent, and impartial investigation to determine the facts of the case.
The statement also reaffirmed Senator Brown’s longstanding opposition to illegal drugs, noting that he has consistently advocated against narcotics and has “never touched an ordinary cigarette.”
Describing drug trafficking as a serious threat to Liberia’s peace, security, and future, the Senator called on all Liberians to unite in the fight against narcotics and cautioned against using the issue for political gain.
”The fight against drugs must be bipartisan and should not be used as a political weapon,” the statement concluded, urging citizens to support lawful investigations and collective national efforts to combat drug trafficking while allowing due process to prevail.
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