A former rebel leader of the defunct Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) turned politician, Prince Y. Johnson has declared his intention to contest the 2011 Liberian presidential elections.
Senator Johnson confirmed to APA Tuesday that his team would raise five to ten million US dollars to contest the presidential election, and that they would be a formidable force.
Senator Johnson, a former rebel leader who has become a politician has in the past opposed military rule saying “the gun that liberates must not rule”.
Senator Johnson captured and tortured to death former Liberian president Samuel Kanyon Doe in 1990.
But many Liberians consider the former warlord-turned-politician’s declaration as a joke, as many view him as an inconsistent and erratic individual.
Source African Press Agency
