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By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them Print E-mail
Written by Dr. Borbor Dennis   
Thursday, 18 June 2009
ggflagIn all of the ancient and modern religions and philosophies conceded that the joining of the soul to the physical body results in a “living soul” on this earth.

But we are not known as living souls but as certain characters and personalities, each distinctly different in many ways and classified only in certain broad generalities.
 
Our consideration, as Grand Gedeans, should be what constitutes the personality of a living being. Character is generally considered as the ethical and moral principle which becomes the guide in life for each individual. Character , like individuality , is something that is not only constantly changing in many respects,  but is such a combination of elements of the physical self that  it may be changed or modified at will. We mold our character, build our character, and establish our character by the things that we think, principles we hold and adopt, and the acts we perform.   These are the attributes of a person’s character. When we participate in elections, these are the guiding principles, these are the trade marks we look for in individuals who aspire to leadership.

The transferred of $33,000.00 (Thirty Three Thousand dollars)  from  the account of the Grand Gedeh Association, without the knowledge of  the signatory of said account, projects an air of suspicion  and  distrust  of an administration who intends to bludgeon their way into the coffers of the association without going through due process. This act in itself is a criminal one.  The questions on the minds of most Grand Gedeans now are, who grant access to said account, who provided to Martha Kannah and her  cohorts,   the account number, and how can a bank grant access to a group of persons who are not signatory to that account, or is it an inside job. .perform by an individual who is an employee of Citizens Bank…. What is the relationship of the individual to Martha Kanneh?   Mr. Glay has demonstrated true character by not removing the amount to another bank, without the knowledge of Grand Gedeans; he kept the money in its original domain, because he has confidence in the integrity of the process set in place in the Grand Gedeh Association. 

This is sound leadership; he should be commended and congratulated. Years ago, we were told that previous administration left $32,000.00 after four years of providing leadership, but its protégé and predecessor reported only $14,000.00 to Mr. Glay. There was no bank account to transfer money from. In fact, Mr. David Gbortoe, the outgoing president, handed to Mr. Glay a bank check of $14,000.00, after ten months of cat and mouse games.  But where is the reported   $32,000.00 left by Mr. William Nyanue to Mr. David Gbortoe?  The board of The Grand Gedeh Association continues to remain silent on its whereabouts and availability.  How could members of an organization allowed this type of unprofessional and unethical behaviors in its leadership ranks?  Individual using the assets of the association to transport cars to Liberia and the board of directors ignore the existence of such corrupt practice; why is the board remaining silent? This behavior on the part of the board continues to question its legitimacy as a functioning and unbiased institution. It is one thing to have   hatred for Henry Glay; it is another thing to save guide the integrity of the association.  This current board finds it difficult to differentiate darkness from daylight.

 Hatred in the soul of man is a dangerous thing. Hatred for Gborho people, especially those from Tuzon, is going to destroy the fabrics of the Grand Gedeh Association. Collective guilt is a dangerous thing; Samuel Doe was Gborho, therefore all of Gborho, must be Samuel Doe. The dislikes for Henry Glay has nothing to do with his personality or character, it has to do with the fact that he is Gborho and he is from Tuzon. He is perceived as a representation of Samuel Doe in the minds of some people on the board. In all estimation, this is a sick state of mind. This is the same mindset that propelled others during the civil war to unsuccessfully endeavor to annihilate members of the Krahn ethnic group.  Willfully taking an organization’s   funds without following due process is a criminal act. 

Christians are told in the Bible, beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.   “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?   Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Whererefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”    Please put the money back where you got it from, Mrs. Martha Kannah, you are not President of the Grand Gedeh Association




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1. 19-06-2009 09:08
 
Execellent piece of writing
Borbor Dennis: 
 
The content of your writing projects a board that is a reflection of ignorant individuals. If all that you have written is true, the board needs to be kicked out of office. The problem in the Grand Gedeh Association is created by the inability of the board to perform its constitutional duties. 
Thanks for the piece of beautiful writing. I hope you all will find a workable solution, the people of Grand Gedeh County look up to you all for protection and to be their advocates. It is so sad to see Grand Gedeans behaving in this manner, your people have suffered so much, do you really trust the Liberian Government to protect the economic interest of your people in Liberia? 
 
Peter Richardson 
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Peter Richardson
2. 19-06-2009 09:55
 
Execellent piece of writing
I am glad that there are people like Dr. Dennis who are very open minded. The problem of Grand Gedeh Association, I believe, is predicated on the Board of Directors's unusefullness. I can see why one of your writers calls the Grand Gedeh Board of Directors the Board of Non-Directions. It looks like the members on that board are not doing their work to keep the Association running smoothly. You definitely need to change them; they're NO GOOD. 
 
Maybe you need to find a better chairman of the board to straighten things out, or a teller man that will be able to see above the grass.
 
Amos Roberts
3. 19-06-2009 09:56
 
Execellent piece of writing
I am glad that there are people like Dr. Dennis who are very open minded. The problem of Grand Gedeh Association, I believe, is predicated on the Board of Directors's unusefullness. I can see why one of your writers calls the Grand Gedeh Board of Directors the Board of Non-Directions. It looks like the members on that board are not doing their work to keep the Association running smoothly. You definitely need to change them; they're NO GOOD. 
 
Maybe you need to find a better chairman of the board to straighten things out, or a teller man that will be able to see above the grass.
 
Amos Roberts
4. 19-06-2009 12:21
 
Find a place to sit down
Please allow me to reintroduce this piece: 
 
Jackson Towah posted the information below on May 30, 2009. It was a response to Henry Kohn Glay's article - "Glay calls for calm" (posted on Friday May 29, 2009). 
 
Glay Needs Help 
 
Glay is just a disgrace to our team.  
 
There were simple election rules and others tried to violate them.  
 
Those guys from NY didn't meet registration deadline. I still don't understand why Glay is supporting them?  
 
It's now becoming clear that Grand Gedeans had made the choice by voting him out.  
 
We have tried to stop him from going this route but he consider losing against a woman as losing his man hood.  
 
His chief campaign manger has been pushing for this simply to avoid reimbursing Galy for such contract.  
 
Jackson Towah
 
Putting in Towah's 2 cents
5. 19-06-2009 20:51
 
corruptio
i meet ltos of liberians and they seem to be dishonest and tellignme of great business deals with dollars from banks,..i wish this would stop,.mike
 
michael heery

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