Mr. Onesimus G. Chedegar

24/08/2025

Liberia’s Constitution: A Revolutionary Shield, Not Racism

Some today call Article 27(b) of the Liberian Constitution “racist,” but they miss the philosophical and historical truth. Liberia declared independence in 1847, forged by freed African Americans denied citizenship in the very country they once called home. The United States Constitution and its laws codified this exclusion. The Naturalization Act of 1790 stated plainly: “The children of citizens of the United States, that may be born beyond sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens… But no person except a white person shall be eligible to become a citizen of the United States.” Blacks—freed or enslaved—were denied the right to claim legal identity, political voice, or a homeland. Liberia, emerging from this crucible of exclusion, turned the bitter lessons of history into revolutionary self-determination.

Article 27(b) of the Liberian Constitution declares: “No person shall be admitted as a citizen of Liberia unless he is a Negro or of Negro descent.” Critics today see this as exclusionary. But understood through history and philosophy, it is liberation codified into law. It was not hatred that inspired this clause—it was the demand for survival, sovereignty, and identity. Liberia, the first Black independent republic, declared to the world that Africans could govern themselves, secure their destiny, and define their nation on their own terms. To the founders, citizenship was more than legal status—it was the affirmation of dignity denied elsewhere.

Yes, today some—including President George Weah —call for reform, saying the clause is “unnecessary, racist, and inappropriate.” But we must ask: inappropriate for whom? The clause was never designed to demean humanity. It was a shield for people denied justice, a philosophical declaration that a nation’s people must define their own identity. Liberia’s Constitution, far from being racist, is revolutionary—a manifesto of freedom, a defense of self-determination, and a bold declaration that history will not chain the future.

27/06/2025

“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.” – Lao Tzu

08/06/2025

🇱🇷 LIBERIANS, RISE! OUR DEMOCRACY IS UNDER ATTACK
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Edmund Burke

Fellow Liberians,

A dangerous and coordinated assault is being waged against our Constitution, our democracy, and our very dignity as a people. The Boakai administration, backed by a complicit Senate and an increasingly politicized police force, is engaged in what can only be described as a political witch-hunt masquerading as justice.

🏛️ THE RULE OF LAW IGNORED
Here are the undeniable facts:

The Supreme Court of Liberia ruled that Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa remained the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Court clarified that there is no such thing as a “Majority Bloc” in the Constitution, and that a Speaker can only be removed by a two-thirds vote as per Article 49 of the Liberian Constitution.

Despite this, the Executive Branch unilaterally stripped Speaker Koffa of his authority and privileges, transferring them to Representative Richard Nagbe Koon, who had not been duly elected at that time.

The Justice Ministry blatantly reinterpreted the Supreme Court’s ruling to suit political interests. The Senate, controlled by the ruling Unity Party and the Vice President, joined in this unconstitutional campaign, defying the Judiciary and enabling lawlessness.

The police force invaded the Capitol Building, beating elected lawmakers loyal to Speaker Koffa, while protecting the unconstitutional bloc. Under this illegal protection, a national budget was passed, in violation of both the Constitution and the Supreme Court’s judgment. That budget still stands today — illegally.

🔥 THE FIRE, THE ARRESTS & SELECTIVE JUSTICE
Following Koffa’s resignation and the controversial election of Richard Koon as Speaker, the Capitol Building mysteriously caught fire.

Without evidence, the government swiftly accused former Speaker Koffa and five other lawmakers who had supported him.

They were summoned for police questioning. While other representatives were released, Koffa and the five lawmakers were jailed.

They were denied bail and transferred to South Beach Prison, where they remain in custody.

This is not rule of law. This is selective prosecution and a blatant abuse of state power.

⚖️ A SYSTEM COLLAPSING INTO TYRANNY
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” — Thomas Jefferson

The Constitution is clear. The Supreme Court ruled in defense of that Constitution. Yet today, our Executive and Legislative branches have conspired to undermine that ruling.

The police have become political tools. The Judiciary is being ignored. The Legislature is being hijacked.

This is tyranny, not governance. This is a coordinated dismantling of democracy — not for justice, but for control.

📚 NEVER FORGET OUR HISTORY
We are a people who have endured civil war, disease, and poverty — and we’ve risen again and again, driven by hope and the spirit of liberty.

If we now allow our leaders to trample the Constitution, to weaponize the justice system, and to jail opponents without evidence, we betray every sacrifice ever made for Liberia’s freedom.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

✊🏾 A CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL PATRIOTS
This is not about CDC or UP. This is not about Koffa or Koon. This is about whether Liberia remains a nation governed by laws — or by men.

We call on all patriotic Liberians — from every walk of life — to:

✅ Speak out boldly for the Constitution and the rule of law.
✅ Demand the release of the jailed lawmakers.
✅ Reject the illegally passed budget.
✅ Condemn the manipulation of court rulings.
✅ Demand separation of powers and judicial independence.

🗣️ THIS IS THE HOUR OF DECISION
“The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.” — Wael Ghonim

We must rise — for silence is betrayal. Let us stand for something greater than party. Let us stand for Liberia.

As a Freemason, I fear nothing but the collapse of truth and justice. I kneel to no man but to the Constitution, my conscience, and the Creator of Justice.

📢 NOW IS THE TIME!
Organize. Speak. Protest peacefully. Share this message across counties and communities. Let this be the awakening.








LIBERIA IS OURS TO DEFEND. LET US STAND, SPEAK, AND RISE TOGETHER.

07/05/2025

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03/05/2025

🔥 NO FREEDOM WITHOUT FIREPOWER: AFRICA MUST ARM TO SURVIVE 🔥
A Revolutionary Call to Abolish Disarmament Treaties and Defend the Continent’s Dignity

By: A Son of the Soil | May 2025

62 years ago, in May 1963, our fathers gathered in Addis Ababa to form the Organization of African Unity (OAU). They dreamed of one Africa, free from colonial chains, united in purpose, and sovereign in destiny. But what followed was a carefully orchestrated betrayal—Africa was stripped of the right to defend herself, her people disarmed, her armies weakened, and her future auctioned off to foreign hands under treaties of so-called “peace.”

The African continent—the richest in natural resources, from gold, diamonds, and uranium to oil and coltan—was declared a nuclear-free zone under the Pelindaba Treaty (signed in 1996, entered into force in 2009). We were coerced into surrendering the weapons that could have defended our leaders, safeguarded our sovereignty, and demanded respect on the global stage.

🤝 The Treaties That Disarmed Africa:
Treaty of Pelindaba (1996) – Africa became a nuclear weapons-free zone.

Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) – Signed by most African countries; prohibits biological arms.

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) – Bans chemical weapons; Africa signed without enforcing deterrence.

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) – Africa agreed not to pursue nuclear arms, while Western powers stockpile them.

What has been the result? Mass assassinations of African leaders, sabotage of pan-African progress, and economic enslavement under World Bank and IMF policies. When a lion is declawed and defanged, it ceases to be feared—it becomes a pet. Africa has become the pet of the West.

⚰️ Ten Lions Slaughtered in Cold Blood
Let history be our witness.

Patrice Lumumba (1961) – Wanted Congo for Congolese. Assassinated by CIA and Belgium.

Thomas Sankara (1987) – Anti-imperialist. Killed in a French-backed coup.

Muammar Gaddafi (2011) – Planned African currency. Bombed by NATO.

Sylvanus Olympio (1963) – Wanted full independence. Killed with French support.

Laurent Kabila (2001) – Tried to control Congo’s mines. Assassinated.

Eduardo Mondlane (1969) – Liberated Mozambique. Parcel bomb by Portugal.

Samora Machel (1986) – Opposed apartheid. Plane crash orchestrated by South Africa.

Amílcar Cabral (1973) – Led Guinea-Bissau’s liberation. Shot by infiltrators.

Meles Zenawi (2012) – Pivoted toward China. Died mysteriously in Belgium.

Mohamed Boudiaf (1992) – Reformer. Shot in public.

Their crime? Defending Africa. Their punishment? Death. Their protection? None.

🛑 The Naked Truth:
Africa’s leaders were exposed and unarmed. No nuclear umbrella. No continental military alliance. No deterrence.

Today, the same fate looms over any African leader who dares to defy the West. We talk of democracy, while foreign corporations loot our gold, oil, and lithium. We talk of peace, while our people starve and our skies host foreign military drones. We talk of dignity, while our women are r***d by invading soldiers and our children mine coltan for European tech giants.

🚨 A CALL TO ACTION: ARM OR PERISH
ABOLISH all treaties that limit African armament: NPT, CWC, BWC, Pelindaba.

BUILD national and continental military-industrial complexes: nuclear research, missile systems, biological deterrents.

TRAIN elite African Defense Forces loyal to the continent, not colonizers.

UNITE under a new Pan-African Defense Pact, with mutual military support.

INNOVATE in African science: not just to copy the West, but to defend against it.

💣 Why Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons?
Because the world respects power—and nothing else.

The USA, Russia, China, Israel, France, and the UK are not invaded because they possess the firepower of hell. North Korea, though small and isolated, commands respect because it can strike back. Africa has 1.4 billion people and every resource known to mankind—yet is treated as a slave continent—because it is disarmed.

🔥 THIS IS THE MONTH OF LIBERATION
May 2025 must mark the resurrection of African Firepower.
Let us declare this month: AFRICAN SOVEREIGNTY MONTH.

Let every African youth learn that:

Without military strength, there is no political independence.

Without deterrence, there is no diplomacy.

Without firepower, there is no future.

✊🏿 AFRICA RISES WITH FIRE
Let us build the African Nuclear Shield.
Let us forge the African Chemical Sword.
Let us engineer the African Biological Lance.
Let us create what Europe fears most:
An African Military Empire.

And to our martyred heroes, we say:

"Your blood did not die in vain. Your ghosts shall rise in the form of warheads."

AFRICA OR DEATH. FREEDOM OR EXTINCTION.
Let the world know:
THE BLACK CONTINENT WILL NEVER BOW AGAIN.

10/03/2025

The Inevitable Revolt: A Political and Religious Justification for the People’s Wrath
Throughout history, the failure of leaders and gods—or the institutions that uphold them—has led to mass disillusionment, rebellion, and reformation. When rulers betray their people through tyranny, corruption, or neglect, and when divine entities (or their earthly representatives) fail to provide meaning, justice, or relief from suffering, the people’s anger manifests as revolutions, iconoclasm, or religious schisms. This essay justifies the inevitability of such reactions through political philosophy, religious thought, and historical precedents.

Political Justification: The Social Contract and Its Betrayal
John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Hobbes conceptualized governance as a social contract, wherein people surrender some freedoms in exchange for protection, stability, and justice. When leaders violate this contract—whether through despotism, economic mismanagement, or war—the governed have the moral and practical right to resist.

Rousseau (1762) argued in The Social Contract that “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” This highlights how illegitimate authority oppresses the people, creating the conditions for rebellion. The American and French Revolutions are clear historical examples of this—monarchs like Louis XVI and George III lost their legitimacy when they failed to meet the people’s demands.

Karl Marx expanded this idea in The Communist Manifesto (1848), asserting that economic systems inherently lead to class struggles. When leaders fail to redistribute resources justly, the people “have nothing to lose but their chains.” The Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the working class overthrew the tsarist regime, exemplifies this.

Niccolò Machiavelli, in The Prince (1532), warned rulers that their power relies on the perception of competence and strength. When leaders lose this perception, their downfall is inevitable: “A prince who is not wise himself will never take good advice, and therefore he will have neither wisdom nor good fortune.” If leaders fail to fulfill their promises, they invite anger, dissent, and ultimately, destruction.

Religious Justification: Divine Abandonment and the People’s Wrath
Religious traditions across cultures justify rebellion against divine or religious authority when it fails its adherents.

The Bible and Revolt Against Divine Authority

The Book of Job illustrates how suffering can lead to questioning God's justice. Job, a righteous man, is afflicted with immense suffering and ultimately challenges divine authority: "I cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer" (Job 30:20). This echoes the people's frustration when their faith yields no relief.
The Israelites’ rebellion against Moses (Exodus 32) when he delayed on Mount Sinai shows how quickly a disillusioned people can abandon their spiritual leaders in times of crisis.
Greek Mythology: Punishing the Gods

In Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus portrays Prometheus defying Zeus by stealing fire for humanity, illustrating how mortals challenge divine authority when gods withhold progress.
The Trojan War, as told in The Iliad, begins due to divine negligence and favoritism, showing that gods failing their people incite chaos.
Nietzsche and the Death of God

Friedrich Nietzsche’s proclamation in Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883) that "God is dead, and we have killed him" reflects society’s shift away from faith when religious structures fail to provide meaning. This rejection is not just atheistic but represents a revolution against outdated moral orders that no longer serve the people.
Islamic Thought and Tyrannical Rulers

The concept of "Amr bil Ma’ruf wa Nahi anil Munkar" (enjoining good and forbidding evil) in Islam justifies rising against unjust rulers. The Battle of Karbala (680 AD) saw Imam Hussain refuse to submit to the tyranny of Yazid, embodying the principle that when leaders betray their moral duties, resistance is obligatory.
Conclusion: The Cycle of Authority and Revolt
History confirms that people will vent their anger and frustration upon their gods and leaders if they fail them. From political revolutions to religious schisms, betrayal leads to upheaval. Leaders and divine institutions must either uphold their duties or face the consequences of neglect. The wrath of the people, once ignited, is an unstoppable force—one that reshapes history time and time again.

09/11/2024

🌊 Did you know that bathing in the ocean can bring amazing health benefits? Thanks to mineral-rich saltwater, the movement of waves, and fresh ocean air, a dip in the sea can be more than just refreshing—it can boost your well-being! Here are some of the perks:

🧴 Skin Health: Ocean water is loaded with magnesium, calcium, and potassium, which hydrate, improve skin elasticity, and can help with conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Plus, it gently exfoliates, leaving skin soft and refreshed!

💪 Anti-inflammatory Effects: The minerals in seawater can reduce inflammation, offering relief for joint pain, arthritis, and other inflammatory issues.

🌬️ Respiratory Health: Breathing in ocean air, rich in salt and negatively charged ions, can help clear nasal passages and support breathing. People with asthma, sinus issues, or allergies often find relief.

🧘 Mental Health & Stress Relief: The sound of waves and ocean air can have calming effects, helping reduce stress and anxiety. Ocean time can even boost serotonin levels, lifting your mood.

🩹 Wound Healing: Saltwater’s natural antiseptic properties can help disinfect minor cuts and speed healing. But avoid ocean water if you have open wounds to prevent infection.

🏊 Muscle Relaxation & Recovery: Floating in seawater reduces strain on muscles and joints, ideal for low-impact recovery and people with chronic pain.

❤️ Improved Circulation: Cold ocean water boosts blood flow, enhances circulation, and even strengthens immunity. It’s like natural cold-water therapy!

Before diving in, consult a healthcare provider if you have specific skin or health concerns. Saltwater can sometimes irritate sensitive skin or open wounds, so be mindful.

🌞 Embrace the ocean’s healing powers and let the waves work their magic! 🌊

24/10/2024

Four years ago on my Birthday at AccessBank Liberia Limited

From Glory to Glory, Indeed God Has been Faithful.

04/10/2024