GANTA, Nimba – Senator Thomas Grupee has cautioned individuals against making promises that they can deliver the county to politicians in the 2017 elections.

Grupee made the remarks when he served as the guest speaker at a program marking the thanksgiving service of the Harriet E. Parkerson Memorial High School in Ganta this past Sunday.

“Nimba County is nobody’s billy goat for you to put rope on the neck and come deliver it to your master,” he said, using a crude illustration.

The Nimba lawmaker advised citizens to scrutinize the plethora of political parties establishing offices in the county.

“I have seen lots of political parties’ offices here in Nimba,” Grupee said. “I want to say to you, do not just cast your vote for any political party or candidate. Make sure to cross examine all of them that will come to you for your votes.”

Grupee told reporters following the program that his comments stemmed from an observation of the 2011 elections where he said President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was given such promises, only to be disappointed by the official results.

In those elections, Nimba’s senior senator, Prince Y. Johnson, received more than 70 percent of the total presidential votes cast.

“The [Unity Party] partisans in Nimba went and told Madam Sirleaf that they can deliver Nimba to her, and that didn’t work,” he said.

Grupee, who currently serves as chairman on internal affairs committee, declined to specifically name individuals he was referring to in his comments.

Featured photo by Arrington Ballah