We, the undesigned, are collectively appealing to Joseph N. Boakai and Alexander B. Cummings, asking you to come together as Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the upcoming 2023 Liberian elections. It is time to join forces or Liberia will continue to decline.

This patriotic, powerful and strategic merger is important for these three main reasons:

1. People Matter: This merger offers what most Liberian people want — competent and ethical leaders with experience and expertise.
2. Numbers Matter: This merger combines votes and increases the chance of a shared win.
3. Progress Matters: This merger reverses Liberia’s current state of decline and puts the country on a path towards progress.

We, the undersigned, understand that a merger will require intense internal negotiations. In the interest of the Liberian people, we ask that you push through these discussions and challenge the ego and personal interests of those who are encouraging you to resist a merger.

We, the undersigned, are tired of seeing Liberians living in fear, being hungry, and having their lives constantly threatened. We are concerned that another six years under the current administration will only lead to more unsolved murders, more rape and sexual assault, more blatant corruption, fewer jobs, more bad roads, more broken schools, worse hospitals, and more international embarrassment for our nation.

Our ancestors taught us that when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. You are two mighty elephants and the Liberian people have suffered enough.

Together you are strongest, and the merger between the two of you is the voters choice. It presents the both of you as mature leaders, worthy of the people’s trust. Your merger prioritizes the people, increases your probability of winning this critical election and puts Liberia back on the path to progress.