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FELMAUSA's Board Chairman,
Abraham K. Kromah
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As an
energetic child growing up in Ganta,
Nimba County,
Liberia,
Hon. Abraham Kalilu Kromah revealed himself as
controversial and/or a motivational individual.
He pushed his intellectual limits, and sometimes
tests the patience of his many friends. During
the difficult days in Liberia,
he meaningfully contributed to the struggle of
the Mandingoes People.
At an early age, he was
sturdy, hated to fail and demanded nothing but
the best from himself.
Who is Abraham K.
Kromah
Abe
as he is affectionately called is a very
persuasive and assertive individual. He stops at
no even length when it comes to the
implementation of his plans. Failure is not an
option for the FELMAUSA Board Chairman; he will
stop at nothing but to have his dominant agenda
accomplished. If it means soaring a few
relationships here and there, well, so be it but
the will of Mr. Kromah at some point must
prevail and then the relationship aspect will be
address at a later date. One can recall Abe
Kromah relentless battle with the then
leadership of FELMAUSA over the selection of
Alhaji Kromah as the lone candidate for the
senatorial seat of Monsterrado County.
The saga took many twists and turns but it
eventually ended up with Mr. Abe Kromah been the
voice of reasoning. Then came the convention in Minnesota when Mr. Kromah
and his team of board members were criticized
heavily by members of the community for being
very quiet and insignificant until few days to
the Minnesota convention. Mr. Kromah
singlehandedly engaged his critics and provided
justifiable reasons to have him reelected as
Chairman of FELMAUSA Board of Directors. Kalilu
Kromah has no permanent friends but permanent
interest in the quest of policies making that
may be based on consensus. This was clearly
manifested during the fourth annual FELMAUSA
Convention in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
where a new constitution was adopted against all
odds.
Moreover, the young and talented
board chairman believes in himself and will
convince others to join him. These may be few of
his approaches:
1.
He knows the importance of the issue and engages
in it substantively
2.
He clearly understands exactly what it is that
he wants to contribute irrespective of divergent
views.
3.
He develops a plan of engagement
4.
He effectively collaborates with others to have
his objectives achieved
5.
He advocates his points of
view and will not easily give in, even when his
points are not realistic.
Mr. Abraham K.
Kromah is a public figure and as member of the
fourth estate, we have a commitment to inform
the community about people who serve us. Mr.
Kromah is one of the few public figures that
have ridden in the trenches with young men and
women who believe in the dreams of a Mandingo
establishment.
Mr. Kromah unlike others has worked
tirelessly to see FELMAUSA reach an echelon of
dignity and pride.
Mr. Kromah has accepted to be humiliated,
blamed and criticized for some of the pitfalls
within the organization yet, he remains
unwavering and diligent to the over-all cause.
To
the surprise of many in our community, Abraham
Kromah wrote an interesting article title:
Taking responsibility- a
reflective assessment of our deportment...
where he publicly apology to
Mr. Obe Bamba and
others in his own words
“Mr.
Bamba and others deserve our heartfelt apology
and in this public manner I provide this note as
an apology and quest for forgiveness”.
Many readers
wondered why it took the Board Chairman this
long time to acknowledge his erroneous deeds.
How sincere is the FELMAUSA Board Chairman? As
the old saying goes “Its better late than
never”.
For us what matters is the acceptance of
guilt and taking responsibility and providing
apology for your actions. Moreover, the ability
of those offended by Hon. Kromah willingness to
accept his apology. I’m sure most readers will
agree that Mr. Bamba and others were not the
only victim of Abe’s unremitting and belligerent
exchange to have his will triumph over all else
but Hon. Abraham Kalilu Kromah remains the lone
wolf amongst all of us.
In conclusion, each of us
can compile a list of public figures and
prominent Mandingoes that are yet to support the
dreams and aspirations of FELMAUSA. Even with
all the efforts and time that has been vested;
they continue to sit on the fence awaiting an
official invitation to participate in the works
of the young men and women that generated the
idea of this noble organization.
To be
continued...
