-Moriah Yeakula Breaks Silence
By Jerromie S. Walters
MONROVIA – Prominent opposition figure Madam Moriah Yeakula on Thursday rejected days of public attacks targeting her marriage, dismissing what she called “weak propaganda” and vowing to remain a fierce critic of the government.
“No nude video. No nude pictures. No divorce filed. No COS appointment made,” Yeakula said while dressing allegations she attributed to supporters of the administration. “Propaganda ball lorse. . .Aye Allah.” Yeakula, an eminent member of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), has been a major critic of the government.
Her words: “Water bag still $10LD. LEC still unstable. Gas price still high. Guinea still at the border. Samuel Tweah still not guilty. Cost of living still rising. Taxes still increasing. Free speech still under attack. Water & Sewer pipes still bust. Generator still making more than employees. Nothing has changed.”
She declared that she would remain “that critical voice,” advocate for good governance and women’s rights, and continue her work as a family lawyer. “Still be Mo Fiyah. Still be Political VAR,” she added.
“I won’t be silenced. I won’t be tamed. I’m not easily broken. I’m made of steel,” Yeakula said. “I stand on truth. I stand on the shoulders of giants before me.”
The opposition figure described her recent silence not as weakness but as a deliberate decision to allow others to speak on her behalf. “The support has been overwhelming,” she said, thanking her family, sororities, church, legal colleagues, women legislators, Nimbah County residents, opposition allies including the CDC Coalition and the CMC, and even former detractors.
“Ahhhhhh y’all full my mouth and filled my heart,” she said.
Yeakula directly addressed government-aligned critics: “Nice try. Now take all that energy and focus on governing; on providing jobs for our people and improving their lives, on actually ‘rescuing’ them as promised. Your obsession with me won’t reduce the cost of living for Liberians nor put food on their tables.”
To women in politics, she offered a warning and encouragement: “The status quo always fights back with everything, so stay strong, stay grounded in your truth and never ever let them break you.” Quoting poet Maya Angelou, Yeakula closed with a defiant promise: “Still I rise.”
