Reasons To Revoke Madam Sirleaf’s Nobel Prize

By Gibson W. Jerue

She is the “Iron Lady” of Liberia. As truly defined by her nickname, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the singular most symbol of everything called evil and plagues that have devastated the small West African country—Liberia. She has not only masterminded almost of all the uprisings, coup d’états, invasion, raids and wars that have changed the face of a nation that was once the beckon of hope for many African nations.

After living more than 65 years Sirleaf finally penned her memoir that totally spoke in different tone from the true colors of the woman whose tongue is a lethal weapon, and whose imagination is nothing but anarchy. She projected herself as a darling of the people in the book, but her popularity in the country is decimal. And as if nobody knows her deeds, Madam Sirleaf distorted most damning stories that should serve as clearly indictable pieces of information. She clean herself up and set herself on top of the hill as the brightest star that Liberians should reverence and clap for as the new dawn.

In this 20-part series, I will be discussing how Madam Sirleaf does not deserve even a thank you, lest to talk about the acclaimed Nobel Peace Prize. As indicated by its name and nomenclature, those who deserve a Nobel must have first shown glaring efforts to create and/or maintain in their home countries and tranquility. It is said that internal policy cements international policy. If you cannot give your brother bread to eat at home, how can you boast of giving outsiders wheat to survive?

The TRC was charged with multiple responsibilities: It must document Liberia’s past nightmares, including civil uprisings, economic crimes, political disobedience, military interventions in the political governance process, wreckage of the rule of law, flagrant abuses of human rights, disrespect for and disingenuous pursuit of democratic governance, outright corruption and graft by public officials and successive regimes, deceitful assignments of concessions to bogus companies, and other vices that have devoured out people for more than 160 years, between 1979 and 2003. What did Madam Sirleaf do to it, she killed it!

Fourteen years of wars, miseries, catastrophes, mayhem and break down of rule of law is completely the making of one Liberian woman—Ellen Johnson Sirleaf! Having pondered for some time, I have realized that there are at least 20 reasons why President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf must be striped of the Nobel Peace Prize that she was cheaply awarded, under the canopy of working for peace. Stay tune for the 20-part series.