said that he was never invited by the President to carry out the groundbreaking ceremony for the road that leads to his home in Lofa County. When the vice president appeared on the Coasta Show, he said one of the reasons for which the president doesn't want to support him is his alignment with Chairman Wilmot Paye and Senator Varney G. Sherma. Boakai was defeated by former football legend, George M. Weah, in the run-off of the 2017 presidential and representatives elections, but nonetheless paid an appreciation visit to his county, Lofa. During his visit, he spoke of his appreciation for his people and urged them to work with the new government. Boakai said, "The purpose of my visit here is to appreciate my people for showing the high level of love and dedication…ensuring that we were successful in the process, because they did what they committed themselves to do by voting in their numbers." The election has ended, he said, and there is a new government that will continue the work from where the Unity Party led government will stop. “I ask that we all rally around this new administration to bring the desired developments that we all want. We should all know that Liberia has won so let us support each other." References 1944 births Agriculture ministers Candidates for President of Liberia Kansas State University alumni Liberian Baptists Living people People from Lofa County University of Liberia alumni Unity Party (Liberia) politicians Vice presidents of Liberia College of West Africa alumni 20th-century Liberian politicians 21st-century Liberian politicians