VP Candidate Mohammed S. Kromah

Declaration of Candidacy

Elders, clergymen, comrades, distinguished ladies and gentlemen.

 I am pleased to declare my candidacy. I do so with a heavy heart and a deep sense of hope. I say heavy heart because of the overwhelming ills of our community. A deep sense of hope because there are individuals among us who are determined to make a difference.

Right now our country and community are consumed by a complex web of inter-related social issues that require a qualitative, bold vision and proven leadership, a leader with intellectual curiosity. The moral fabric of our country and community has been threatened, if not destroyed. Concerns for community and compassions for fellow human beings have been replaced with greed, hatred, gross injustice, distrust, corruption, desperation and general loss of civility and decorum in inter-personal and social behaviors.

The fundamental pillar that held us together throughout the years has been threatened due to these ills in our community. The only sustainable formula that could possibly put us together is UNITY.

What kind of unity am I talking about? Definitely not the kind that leads to the security of a particular ethnic group, but the kind that will lift our communities and nation from the quicksand of ethnic hatred, to the solid rock of sustainable peace and unity; the kinds that make life in a country worth living; the kind that enables individuals and ethnic groups to grow, to hope and to build a better life for their children.

My attempt to find possible solutions for some of these ills is the biggest motivation for me to enter this race. If you give me the opportunity to serve as your vice president for Administration, I will uphold, defend and protect the constitution of FELMAUSA to the best of my ability.

Please accept, ladies and gentlemen, the expression of my highest respect.

Respectfully,