OP-ED by Michael T. Biddle
Once hailed as the “Martin Luther King of our time,” the “Mahatma Gandhi of our generation,” and the “brave man who stands for truth,” Representative Yekeh Kolubah was the celebrated darling of the Unity Party and its affiliates leading up to November 2023. At the height of his popularity, supporters boldly declared that “only the unsound” would fail to vote for him.
Yet today, the political tides have turned. The man once praised for his defiance against former President George Weah—even when that defiance crossed into treasonous threats of ambushing the presidential convoy—is now being “seasoned” to be “fried and eaten” by the very people who once championed him.
It is a striking irony. Not long ago, the mere suggestion of the Liberia National Police (LNP) questioning Representative Kolubah would have sparked an inferno fueled by his backers. Today, those same supporters are the ones stoking the fire. As I have often cautioned: never raise a snake as a pet.
The Price of Consistency
I have endured countless verbal assaults from political zealots for maintaining this stance, yet I remain unbroken. Consistency is not cowardice; it is the byproduct of conviction. My long-standing disapproval of Kolubah’s brand of politicking has finally vindicated the conscious-minded.
I previously stood against a notorious figure who is now serving a jail sentence. At that time, even friends and close family members who idolized that deviant spoke the worst of me. Interestingly, those same individuals now walk with their heads bowed in shame, like frightened dogs retreating with their tails between their legs.
A Warning Unheeded
Representative Kolubah, had you heeded wise counsel earlier, I wouldn’t be sitting here waiting for my “serving” once your former allies finish frying you.
Furthermore, seeing the CDC open its arms to the man they once called their “nightmare”—simply to scavenge for support from his base—speaks volumes about the lack of long-term political strategy. It is a desperate play for numbers. Truly, only a fool who has been bitten by a snake would reach out to hold a lizard.
The Moral Lesson: In the theater of power, politics has no morals.
