Wishes Her Well In Future Political Endeavors
(L-R) VP Jewel Taylor, Supt. Walker
On Thursday, July 9, 2020, a once close allie of Liberia’s Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, Standard Bearer of the National Patriotic Party, Bong County Superintendent, Esther Walker announced her resignation from the NPP.
Her announcement at a press conference, which came as a surprise to many, was swiftly followed by Superintendent Walker’s declaration of her membership in President Weah’s Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), one of the three parties in the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change.
Superintendent Walker is reported as saying that there is too much confusion in the NPP.
Supt Walker’s resignation letter
Less than 24 hours later, Vice President Taylor officially accepted the Bong County Superintendent’s resignation from the NPP, in this press release issued by her office Friday morning.
“(Monrovia-Liberia: Friday, July 10, 2020)—The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia and Standard Bearer of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), Madam Jewel Howard-Taylor has graciously accepted the resignation of Madam Esther Walker, Superintendent of Bong County and former Vice Chair for Gender Affairs of NPP.
In her explanation to the Media Thursday, July 9,2020, Madam Walker intimated that her interest no longer aligns with the NPP but was quick to mention that she remains a Member of the Coalition for Democratic Change. She asserted that her decision is not based on personal issues with the Vice President as the relationship remains cordial.
Madam Walker announced in the same medium to join the Congress for Democratic Change which is one of the constituent parties of the Coalition.
The Vice President has however recognized Madam Walker service to the NPP and expressed no reservations of her decision to leave the Party.
The NPP as a former ruling Party and one of the most grassroots political parties in Liberia has always survived for decades amidst the exodus of different partisans.
Madam Howard-Taylor was emphatic that the NPP remains a formidable force in the body politics of the state with the emergence of firebrand young people to keep the Party’s vision alive.
Madam Vice President also congratulated the newly elected leadership of the NPP Bong Chapter and challenged them to work tirelessly across the nooks and cranny of Bong in order to keep the Party relevant.