Former warlord now Senator for Nimba  Prince Yormie Johnson  said he was  travelling in that convoy with Boakai's running mate...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Controversially  he has chosen as his running mate Jeremiah Koung  a senator and businessman from Nimba County  who enjoys political patronage from Nimba kingpin  Prince Yormie Johnson...
	 
    
    
    
			
        
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	     Ahead of the first round  the alliance of Boakai and Prince Yormie Johnson contended that they had the numbers to beat Weah in a run-off...
	 
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	    The mood in President George Weah's camp  which had been expecting an easy run for a second term  has soured since his main rivals Joseph Boakai and Prince Yormie Johnson formed a united front to oppose him in the presidential and legislative elections on 10 October...
	 
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	      Some who supported Weah last time  such as Prince Yormie Johnson's Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR)  which has a solid base in populous Nimba County  are not backing him now...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Having made some headway towards the creation of such a court  he is now said to be dragging his feet  reportedly as a result of threats issued by yet another former warlord  Prince Yormie Johnson  although we also hear that prominent members in Weah's own inner circle are against it...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Bright was a leading figure in the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia  led by Prince Yormie Johnson (now Senior Senator for Nimba)  which perpetrated wartime atrocities  including the torture to death of President Samuel Doe and massacres of civilians (AC Vol 52 No 1  Johnson Sirleaf stands on her record)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Although former warlord Prince Yormie Johnson has given Weah a major boost with his endorsement  chiefs and other notables in his support base of Nimba have announced their support for Boakai  who polled well in the county on 10 October...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    1%  and former warlord Prince Yormie Johnson's 7%...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Prince Yormie Johnson of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction has long indicated that he would throw his weight behind Boakai in the event of a run-off  but he got only 7% (down from 11...
	 
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