Fight For Yourself -2029 Presidential Runner Urges Residents

By Elbie Pannoh

MONROVIA: Presidential contender for the pending 2029 political battle, Sinoe County Senator, Cryton O. Duncan has taken his 2029 presidential ambitions to residents of Lee Hill, urging voters to support his political agenda and demand greater national benefits from Liberia’s natural wealth.
Senator Duncan made the appeal Thursday, September 24, 2026, during a visit to the Lee Hill community, where he discussed Liberia’s natural resources, persistent poverty, governance and what he described as the failure of successive administrations to translate the country’s wealth into meaningful development.
Addressing residents, Duncan urged Liberians to take an active role in determining the country’s political future through their votes, telling them not to surrender their political power to leaders who, in his view, have failed to deliver.
“This country, you have to fight for yourself. Do not allow people to continue to fool you,” Duncan told the gathering.
The senator argued that Liberia remains poor despite its vast deposits of iron ore, gold and timber, saying, the country’s natural wealth should generate greater opportunities and improved living conditions for ordinary citizens.
“God gave us iron ore and gold in every county. God gave us forests that have logs,” he said, arguing that these resources should contribute more directly to national development and the welfare of Liberians.
Duncan attributed what he described as Liberia’s limited development to weaknesses in governance and successive administrations’ handling of natural-resource agreements.
The senator criticized what he characterized as unfavorable arrangements with foreign investors and called for Liberian leaders to take a stronger position in protecting national interests during negotiations over mining, forestry and other resource concessions.
“We need people that can stand up to foreigners to protect our resources for development,” Duncan said.
He also pointed to what he described as inadequate access to quality schools and hospitals, arguing that Liberia’s resource wealth should be reflected in stronger public services and improved living conditions.
Duncan told the residents that meaningful political change ultimately depends on citizens exercising their voting rights and holding elected officials accountable for their promises. “It is through your vote our suffering will stop,” he said.
As he looks toward the 2029 presidential election, Duncan urged Liberians not to accept what he described as persistent hardship and limited development, while encouraging voters to carefully consider the records, policies and promises of those seeking political office.
His Lee Hill engagement forms part of his broader effort to present himself as a potential national leader focused on resource governance, economic development and greater public accountability.
Meanwhile, the senator maintained that Liberia’s natural resources can provide a stronger foundation for national development if managed in ways that he said, prioritize the interests of Liberians.