Liberia: One Time Presidential Contender Ends Ambition - Says 'I Shall Not Be a Candidate Unless......'

Source: AllAfrica Global Media · 2026-10-21T11:29:02.000Z · Politics

[New Republic] Monrovia -- For a protracted period of time, Mr. Thomas Q. Harris (TQ Harris) advocated for change in national political leadership, and even attempted to become President of Liberia. All these efforts fell on infertile political soil, as the Liberian people didn't think he was the kind of person Liberia needed. After a big flop in the race to the Executive Mansion in 1997, he went quiet for some time, not meddling in politics, not advocating and not criticizing governments past and present.

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