Musa Bility

Bility held a number of government positions in the administration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

[1] He earned a degree in economics from African Methodist Episcopal Zion University in Monrovia in 2008.

[2] In 2013 during his time at the Liberia Airport Authority, Bility, along with small group, was indicted for, among other things, economic sabotage and criminal conspiracy.

[4] During the 2011 election, Bility used his media company to support President Sirleaf's re-election campaign.

[6] In 2011, Bility was one of the few Africans to vote against Sepp Blatter for president of FIFA, instead backing Mohammed bin Hammam's candidacy.

[2][8] On August 13, 2011, Bility was elected to serve as a vice president of the West African Football Union (WAFU).

[10] By 2013, Bility had been elected to serve as a member of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

According to the BBC, he had "violated statutes relating to the use of confidential documents" after fighting a rule change which would allow for the unopposed re-election of CAF President Issa Hayatou.

[15] In a letter sent by the FIFA electoral committee, a number of reasons for his exclusion were outlined, including his 2013 CAF suspension, the fact that his company Srimex was convicted for tax evasion, and the dismissed Liberia Airport Authority indictment.

[21] In a convention on January 23, 2021, Bility was elected chairman of the LP, replacing Steve Zargo.

[22] At the time of the election, Bility was serving as LP chairman of the national advisory council.

[1] Some founding members of the LP, including former chairman Aruna Fallah and J. Lemuel Gbadyu, were against his election due to his alleged corruption.

While the Supreme Court ruling lacked finality in regard to the legal questions at hand, the Bility faction declared it a victory in their favor.

[33] By December 2023, Bility had made a statement rejecting the establishment of a war crimes court in Liberia.

[35] Among other things, the bill seeks to remove the restrictions from elected office placed on natural born citizens of Liberia who had obtained dual citizenship.