|
Journalist Declares Intention for 2011 Elections
Sep 06, 2010 (The Informer/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) --
A veteran Liberian broadcast journalist, Mr. Peter Kphan Toby, has declared his intention to run for the House of Representatives for District #6, Weegbyee, Saclapea, in Nimba County in next year's general presidential elections.
Mr. Toby revealed that he will be running on the ticket of the proposed National Union for Democratic Progress (NUDP) of Nimba County Senior Senator Prince Yormie Johnson, a former rebel leader.
Speaking to journalists in Monrovia recently, Mr. Toby said his intent sprung from his quest to bring peace and reconciliation amongst the people of Nimba County, his native home.
He noted that because of the 14 years of war, Liberians have been divided saying, "I'm blessed by the Almighty God to be the one to promote peace among our people in the district."
"It is true that Nimbaians are interested in development, but they will never succeed when they are not interacting with one another as when farming and fishing together prior to the civil war," the journalist argued.
Pete Toby, as he is popularly called by his admirers and citizens of the district, said he is interested in promoting sports, agriculture, education, health and other developmental aspects.
"I will want to provide in a not-too-distant future a leadership for my people so as to identify more with them; we will incorporate all, be with them, and promise not to go away from them,' he stated.
When quizzed about his contributions to his kinsmen and Liberia in general, Mr. Toby said his role in the various governments as a journalist was to promote the ideology of development, providing information relative to agriculture, socio-economic and education by bringing people together.
He then promised, if elected, to provide a reliable leadership by working with his people because he is their servant.
He also made an emphasis on the education of Liberian youths who he said are the future leaders.
He urged them to think right about whom to vote for - someone who shall go back and work with them after the electoral process shall be over.
Under his leadership, he said the district will be the first to export agricultural products en mass to Europe and the United States of America.
Mr. Toby is presently a super sophomore student of the United Methodist University UMU, majoring in Mass Communication.
He was the senior producer of the popular TV Programs called 101 and "From The Country Side" on Liberia Communication Network (LCN) and recently the Renaissance Communication Network respectively.
Initially, Mr. Toby attended the Johnny Vokar elementary and Jr. High School in Saclapea in Nimba from 1968 - 70 and also the Cocopa Public School in the same Nimba County in the 1970s.
He then attended the Weala Public School in Margibi County from 1973-77. He then matriculated at the Lango Laypay Jr. High also in Margibi County between 1977 and 80.
He graduated from Saniquielle Central High School in 1982.
After his graduation he joined the public affairs department at the Internal Affairs Ministry in 1983.
In 1984, he underwent a broadcast radio and TV intensive training organized by the Voice of America VOA and also went through a nine-month radio production training in rural development at the Rural Communication Network in Monrovia.
Moreover, in order to advance himself he took training in Netherlands International in Hilversum-Holland in 1986.
Upon his return home to Liberia, he worked for several media institutions including the Rural Communication Network in Gbarnga Bong County.
He was the senior architect of the Renaissance Communication Network and is presently CNN freelance reporter
[ Back To Homepage ]
|
Home
Featured Article Archives
eNews
RSS FEED
