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By Stephen G. Fellajuah

MARGIBI COUNTY, June 22, 2026 — Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill has warned the ruling Unity Party (UP) against attempting to manipulate the outcome of Liberia’s 2029 presidential and legislative elections, cautioning that any effort to rig the polls would have serious consequences.

Speaking at a public gathering in Margibi County over the weekend, the former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs said the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) would closely monitor polling stations across the country to help safeguard the integrity of the electoral process.

McGill said Liberia’s democratic system requires that the will of the people be respected and that whoever wins an election should be allowed to assume office.

“I believe the President, who is my uncle, is a genuine man. I know that if he were to lose an election, he would accept the results,” McGill said.

He, however, alleged that some members of the ruling Unity Party believe political power belongs exclusively to them and would be unwilling to relinquish it if defeated at the polls.

The senator warned that any attempt to manipulate the electoral process would have consequences that those responsible “would not be able to withstand.”

The Unity Party has not publicly responded to McGill’s remarks.

McGill served as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs during the administration of former President George Manneh Weah.

In 2026, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) said it found insufficient evidence to prosecute McGill over allegations that he personally authorized additions to a supplementary government payroll. The Commission noted, however, that its finding applied only to the payroll-padding allegation and did not address other claims that had previously been made against him.

McGill also remains under sanctions imposed in 2022 by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program. The sanctions cite allegations of public corruption, including bribery, kickbacks, contract manipulation and the misuse of public funds.

Liberia’s next presidential and legislative elections are scheduled for 2029. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is constitutionally eligible to seek a second and final term, although he has repeatedly said his current focus is on governance rather than election campaigning.