End the ULAA Divide

[Kirkpatrick Weah]

 

This has been too long. Dr. Seton and Sleh should sit down and end the divide. Liberians in the US are tired with this ongoing divide in ULAA.

 

COLD maintains its appreciation to both groups for the immigration campaign

 

KP Weah

Coalition of Liberians on DED (COLD)

763-355-5600
 

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"The ULAA under the leadership [of] Dr. Maiah Seton insists that because of this, they will conduct their own affairs of ULAA until the two groups can meet, discuss a way forward agreeable to the two sides and shakes hands and says to each other “let by gone&apos;s be by gone&apos;s” the conflict will not end. Therefore the conflict drags on."

With one voice ULAA can move economic and social mountains in Liberia. And I do see the burning desire to end this conflict in the quote above.

 

 Mr Kesselly is no longer the head of ULAA. Mr Gaye Sleh should be his own man. What is change if what was is still is?

 

What overtures have been made by Dr Seton to Mr Sleh and vice versa?

 

I personally would love to see us fight this war together. Would Dr Seton have agreed to meet the President together with the delegation, had Mr Sleh invited her? Did Mr Sleh ever think about inviting Dr Seton?

 

To both ULAAs, put some overtures and suggestions on the table to test the waters. The President of Liberia has told you both to "Let this thing be so." Yor daring her?

 

Two ULAAs are an eye sore to the Liberian Community in the Americas.

Kweme

 

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Subject: [OnLiberianMedium] President Sirleaf urges ULAA to settle Differences

 

  

 

 

ULAA PRESS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

 

President Sirleaf urges ULAA to settle Differences

The Liberian President Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has urged ULAA to settle their difference that continues to undermine traditional role the organization has played over the years.

The Madam Sirleaf made the call when members of the ULAA-K paid her a visit for their usual photo opt for empty public show while she was attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

In response, President Sirleaf welcomed the ULAA-K group’s campaign for dual citizenship, and said she favors such advocacy. She also welcomed ULAA’s offer to collaborate and work with the government in developing the country, adding, “The government welcomes ULAA as a strong partner and having a strong relationship, not only in terms of organization to organization but organization to government.”

President Sirleaf, however, reminded the group of the on-going conflict in the union and urged ULAA, "if they have not already done so, to settle the squabble within the organization that had undermined the role which they had played traditionally". “I hope that the new leadership will resolve your internal problems and that you can become strong again,” she said.

It can be recalled a disagreement leading to a conflict in ULAA erupted over the 2008 ULAA election and left the organization divided. The two groups controlling the respective version of ULAA attacked each and rain all form of insults and name calling for almost two years. The president intervened and urged the two groups to put their differences aside and resolve the matter.

The two groups met in Minnesota and agreed to mediation between them by the ULAA Eminent Persons Council. The group led by Anthony Kesselly failed to cooperate with the mediation process and refused to attend the meeting convened by the council to resolve the dispute. However, to the great surprise of the Liberian community, the so-called ULAA Eminent Persons Council took sides with the group led by Anthony Kesselly.

The ULAA under the leadership Dr. Maiah Seton insists that because of this, they will conduct their own affairs of ULAA until the two groups can meet, discuss a way forward agreeable to the two sides and shakes hands and says to each other “let by gone&apos;s be by gone&apos;s” the conflict will not end. Therefore the conflict drags on.

The conflict drags on because of the recalcitrance of the ULAA-K group under the leadership of Anthony Kesselly and Gaye Sleh.