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Prince Yormie Johnson


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Weah and Boakai brace for second round

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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Clashes mar run-up to national elections

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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Weah stays in pole position

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...


George Weah at bay

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...


Where's the delivery man?

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)...


Fraud claims fail to convince

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...


Weah sprints towards an open goal

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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