We are happy that at long last the Supreme Court of Liberia, which is regarded as the final arbiter of justice in the country, is set to deliver its verdict on a Bill of Information, specifically focusing on the House of Representatives’ imbroglio, with the court expected to issue a final opinion and put an end to the prolonged arguments.
The case involves a Bill of Information filed by embattled House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa. The Liberian public is hopeful that the court’s decision will resolve the issues surrounding the House of Representatives and put an end to the ongoing legal proceedings.
A Bill of Information is a legal document used to initiate a criminal or civil proceeding, in this case, It can be recalled that recently, the High Court heard arguments from both parties-the ‘Majority Bloc’ headed Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and the ‘Minority Bloc’ headed by embattled Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa.
Embattled Speaker, Koffa. through his lawyers, filed a petition alleging that the “Majority Bloc” is found shrugging and violating the Supreme Court’s ruling of December 6, 2024, refusing to heed the Court’s verdict which, amongst other things, described the Majority Bloc’s gathering and activities as ‘ultra virus’ and asked parties to “go back to fix “their problem according to their rules.
Cllr. Koffa also contends that the misdemeanor is further fueled by the Justice Minister’s alleged violations of misinterpreting the Court’s legal opinion, falsely interpreting the Court’s opinion by declaring the activities of the Bloc lawful, something that has emboldened the riotous majority bloc to continue to usurp the House functions.
Cllr. Koffa used the weight of the Bill of Information to request the country’s High Court to declare the actions of Majority Bloc leaders, including Speaker Koon and Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah, null and void.
All eyes are now on the Supreme Court to put the final nail on the coffin of the House imbroglio not only that the Court will no longer allow the prolongation and arguments of both parties and promptly come out with the declaration of the final opinion, but also that the final verdict would bring decisive closure to the 9-month-old power struggle in the House of Representatives.
It is time to put an end to the conflict, which many Liberians unanimously described as uncalled for and unserviceable. The conflict has caused several disastrous costs of the House imbroglio including damage to Liberia’s international image, the burning down of essential sections of the sacred Capitol Building, the virtual impairment of the First Branch of Government, currently doing little or nothing to uphold its three cardinal responsibilities and the passage of an illegal, ‘4G-enacted’ national budget, amongst other things.
Our country is far more divided and emotionally charged politically with rising grudges and bitterness seen for the first time in many decades, as a result of the situation on Capitol Hill.
The time to diminish this is now, right now. Liberians are just tired with the extent to which the fruitless bickering has grounded the 55th National Legislature and by extension of Executive Branch and its official governing tributaries in doing the people’s work for which they were elected and appointed.
Every well-meaning Liberian is hopeful that the Supreme Court will put the final nail on the coffin of the House imbroglio not only that the Court will no longer allow the prolongation and arguments of both parties and promptly come out with the declaration of the final opinion, but also that the final verdict would bring decisive closure to the 9-month-old power struggle in the House of Representatives.
To this end, all eyes are on the Supreme Court of Liberia as it delivers its verdict on the Bill of Information, thereby bringing the long House crisis to an end for the betterment of our beloved country, Liberia.
