Monrovia, Sept. 7 -- Former President George Manneh Weah's push for opposition unity is gaining momentum, with a group identifying itself as the Concerned NPP Partisans endorsing a consultative meeting convened by the Congress for Democratic Change despite National Patriotic Party Chairman George Mulbah's position that the party will not attend.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

The development adds a new layer to an emerging disagreement within the NPP over whether the party should participate in broader opposition consultations ahead of Liberia's next political cycle.

Former President Weah, following his return from abroad, criticized what he described as the deterioration of democracy under the Boaka...