By Kruah Thompson
Liberty Social gathering (LP) political chief and Grand Bassa County Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has challenged girls looking for the presidency to take the lead in the event that they wish to cease violence in opposition to girls in politics.
Talking over the weekend throughout a Girls Legislative Caucus workshop in Monrovia, Senator Karnga-Lawrence recommended that the caucus ought to lead a match in opposition to political violence right here.
Nyonblee who chairs the Girls Legislative Caucus believes that if girls can suppose past themselves and their political establishments to cease divisive politics and help one another, there will probably be a chance for extra girls to win elected workplaces within the Legislature.
She recommended that girls shouldn’t at all times rely upon the media and the worldwide group to advocate on their behalf.
As a substitute, the LP political chief said that girls ought to put apart their political variations, be part of collectively and make historical past.
She inspired them to talk in opposition to political violence and to cease side-stepping one another and lead a particular girls’s group stroll via the streets of Monrovia to ship a transparent message to males who at all times violate girls’s rights throughout political campaigns.
“In my county, after I was working within the final election, there was a male legislator who insulted me publicly on the radio and it was shared all on social media,” mentioned Senator Karnga-Lawrence.
“Earlier than I may make up my thoughts the ladies in Grand Bassa headed by [a] former Metropolis Mayor held [a] assembly and got here up with one assertion that any man who tries any type of violence in opposition to me won’t have their vote,” she added.
Based on Senator Karnga-Lawrence, earlier than the information may get out to the general public, all those that insulted her didn’t say something till she gained as senator of Grand Bassa County.
Given her expertise and the backing she obtained, the Grand Bassa Senator believes that if girls can stand collectively no matter their political variations in 2023, they will struggle in opposition to political violence in opposition to girls.
She famous that girls occupy 39 % of the seats within the Legislature.
For his or her half, Montsorrado County Electoral District #4 Consultant Rustonlyn Suacoco Dennis, and Montserrado County former District #6 Consultant Cllr. Kuku Y. Dorbor agreed with Senator Karnga-Lawrence’s strategies to the ladies.
