The National Vice Chair for Mobilization of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) and former Nimba senatorial candidate, Hon. B. Mack Gblinwon, has categorically denied claims circulating on social media that the party seized a vehicle assigned to him.Speaking on Radio Kergheamahn’s Breakfast Show on Tuesday, Mr. Gblinwon clarified that the vehicle in question belongs to the CMC and was temporarily deployed for party mobilization activities during a national tour in southeastern Liberia.
He described reports alleging that the car was forcibly taken from him by the party’s leadership as false and misleading.“The information being spread is not true,” Gblinwon told listeners. “The vehicle is an assigned party vehicle, not my personal property. Whenever the party has official activities, selected officials are assigned vehicles for those trips. In this case, the vehicle was sent for mobilization in Grand Gedeh County.”He explained that the misunderstanding arose after the vehicle was not seen with him on campus in recent days, prompting rumors among students and subsequently on social media that it had been taken from him in Saclepea city.
Gblinwon dismissed those claims, noting that the vehicle’s movement was routine and authorized by the party.Mr. Gblinwon also addressed reports linking the alleged seizure to claims of a strained relationship between him and CMC Political Leader Musa Hassan Bility, as well as references to a social media post by Joseph Wongbay He said such interpretations were speculative and unfounded.“My relationship with the political leader of the CMC is cordial,” he stated. “No one forced any vehicle out of my possession. I did not even travel for the mobilization because of my academic schedule and the recent passing of my mother.”According to Gblinwon, his absence from the trip, combined with campus gossip, likely raised the inaccurate reports.
He urged the public and media outlets to verify information before publication to avoid unnecessary misinformation.“In summary,” he concluded, “the vehicle was not taken from me. It is a party vehicle, used by the party when needed.”The clarification comes amid a Punch FM report suggesting that political tensions are emerging within the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) following the withdrawal of a party pickup vehicle from Hon. B. Mack Gblinwon. The report alleged that the action was taken under the authority of CMC Political Leader Musa Hassan Bility, who also serves as Representative of Nimba County District Seven.
Author: P. Uriah Suah
