NIMBA COUNTY, April 4 -- When the people of Nimba County go to the polls to elect a new senator on April 23, they will make a choice out of four candidates.

The likes of Nya Twayen of Unity Party, People's Unification Party's Samuel Kogar, former Nimba senator Thomas Grupee, and Independent candidate Armstrong Gobac Selekpoh are opting to replace Jeremiah Koung, who was elected as vice president to Unity Party's Joseph Boakai in 2023.

It is poised to be a highly intriguing event and the outcome could either chart a new political trajectory for the county or Liberia at large or perpetuate an age-old worrisome voting pattern in the country.

This is especially significant as the so-called godfather of the county, Senator Prince Johnson, c...