The party conveyed the decision
in a statement issued by its Assistant Secretary General for Public Outreach,
Mohammed Ali, on Sunday.
Liberia’s outgoing ruling Unity
Party (UP) has expelled President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for alleged breach of
the party’s constitution.
Ali said the president was
ousted on Saturday evening following several violations of the party’s
constitution and other “acts inimical to the existence and reputation of the
party”. Specifically, Johnson-Sirleaf whose 12-year tenure will end on Jan. 22,
was accused of breaching rules that require her to support the party’s
candidates in elections.
The outgoing president never campaigned for her Vice,
the UP’s presidential candidate, Joseph Boakai, during the last general
elections in Liberia. This fuelled speculation of a rift between her and
Boakai, who has been Vice President for 12 years. There were also rumours that
she secretly supported the candidacy of the President-elect, George Weah, who
ran on the platform of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC).
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