No, Boakai did not say the country would end if 2023 election were stolen
In the 2023 general elections, a video was posted with a claim that the current President, Joseph Boakai, warned that it would be “The end of Liberia’ should the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) rig the October 10 general elections.”
However, on April 30, Cllr. Moriah Yeakula-Korkpor, a stalwart of the opposition Alternative National Congress, circulated a cropped video with the same claim.
“Former VP Boakai in 2023: If you think you will steal this election, we will not allow it because if you do it, that’s the end of this country. We’re not gonna allow that.”
The claim attracted 167 comments, 67 shares, and 163 reactions.
Verification: We contacted Yeakula-Korkpor on the claim, but she has not responded. When she does, we will update this article.
As we published in 2023, the circulated video was listened to and established what did Boakai say.
He said (14:20), “We want to put dignity on our people; that is the mission we are on, and I can assure you, if you check your calendar, it is exactly four months from today. Today is the 10th, right? When is the election? You start checking, four months to the date (elections), after four months, you will see a new Liberia coming up. You will see a Liberia that will give you hope, a Liberia where corruption will be out because we are not going to do it.”
Boakai said, “Don’t worry about those people, they are driving all of this, they will not take those things with them like that, and that is why you need to protect it yourself. If they think they will steal this election, we will not allow it. Because if you do it, that is the end of this country. And we will not allow that to happen. So I want to thank you for standing and walking in the rain. “
“I want to give you the Liberia you want. I want to say thank you to all of those who are supportive; it is enough; our people are people of density,” he added.
This means the circulated video is a snippet of the full speech intended to misinform the public on what Boakai said in 2023.
Conclusion: Therefore, the circulated video published by Yeakula-Korkpor and FrontPage Africa is exaggerated and has a false context.
