By Preston Slami Panyonnoh
Sinoe County Correspondent, Verity
SINOE COUNTY, LIBERIA — In Electoral District #2, anger is boiling over. From classrooms with collapsing roofs to clinics without essential medicine and district Ambulance, residents say their representative, Samson Quejue Wiah, has turned a deaf ear to the very people who sent him to Capitol Hill and is now squandering resources meant to save lives.
Shocking Images of Neglect that Verity News Online has obtained disturbing photographs from across the district:
Kun Wiah Public School — muddy walls cracked, roof eaten by rust, classrooms unsafe for learning.
Nana Kru Public School — leaking roofs, missing desks, and dangerous conditions during the rainy season.
Ducofree Clinic in Jedepo Statutory District — crumbling walls, barely operational, and completely unfit for patient care.
But it’s the sports league scandal that has residents truly furious. At a football tournament organized by Rep. Wiah, mosquito nets donated by the U.S. Government and global health partners; intended to prevent malaria — were strung up as goal nets.
“How can a sitting Representative — and a health professional — use mosquito nets meant to save lives as goalpost nets for sports? Do they know how many children in our villages still sleep without nets?” fumed one resident in Brodeh Gbargbeh.
Betrayal from a Health Professional
For a man who built his political brand on his nursing and health administration background, the decay in local healthcare feels to many like a betrayal. Clinics are understaffed while some are staff with barely 30% of them serving as Volunteers for over six to seven years, under-supplied, and in dangerous condition. The Ducofree Clinic, a potential lifeline for remote villages, stands as a tragic symbol of abandonment.
Mr. James Archie Tuolee and Mr. Brodeh Gbargbeh, residents say their schools have been “forgotten.” Teachers report lacking textbooks and basic materials, while parents fear sending their children to unsafe classrooms.
Younger residents, elders, and activists — including Othello Sokan — accuse Rep. Wiah of turning a blind eye to mining and logging deals that strip the district’s resources without giving back.
“My mother district (Jedepo) is the only one you must pass through two counties — River Gee and Grand Gedeh — before you enter. Yet we have a Representative called Samson Wiah. This is sad for us,” Sokan lamented.
Verity News Online reached out to Rep. Wiah’s office for comment on the ruined facilities, mosquito net controversy, and resource transparency. As of press time, there was no official response.
The People’s Demands:
Emergency repairs and medical supply chains for clinics.
Safe, functional classrooms with learning materials.
Accountable use of public health donations — ending misuse of life-saving items.
Transparency in mining and logging deals, with revenues channeled to schools, clinics, and roads.
Regular town halls and clear timelines for constituency projects.
District #2’s frustration is no longer whispered in back rooms — it’s shouted in the open. For Rep. Samson Wiah, the gap between his celebrated health-sector past and the reality of crumbling services may soon define not only his political legacy but his future in office.
