The quest to remove embattled House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa took an extremely dramatic turn on Thursday, November 21, 2024, when members of the Majority Bloc elected Representative Richard Koon as Speaker of the 55th National Legislature. The action was taken shortly after a resolution to remove the speaker containing the signatures of…
House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa appears to be losing the battle in maintaining his position amid ongoing plot to have him removed, as the crisis took a dramatic turn on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, when two lawmakers from his Minority Bloc joined the Majority Bloc seeking to oust him. The joining of the…
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillion says one of Liberia’s greatest problems blocking its ability to progress is the level of indiscipline in the nation. Speaking Monday, November 18, 2024 on ELBC Super Morning Show, Senator Dillion said it is easy for anyone to predict the country’s problems right from the traffic where people act…
The late Professor Sumo G. Kupee, former Senator of Lofa County, took his final rest on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Paying tribute during the funeral service, President Joseph N. Boakai said the passing of the former senator is a great loss to the people of Lofa and Liberia at large, describing the fallen statesman as…
Despite a plea from embattled House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa to the Executive Branch of Government not to conduct business with the Majority Bloc lawmakers calling for his removal, three heads of different government entities have appeared before that body on a summon order. It can be recalled that Speaker Koffa, in a…
One of Liberia’s leading grassroots civil society organization, Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), has welcomed the intervention initiative by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a critical move towards resolving the ongoing political tensions, particularly the leadership crisis that has disrupted Liberia’s legislative functions. STAND, which has consistently urged…
As the leadership crisis at the House of Representatives deepens, the Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has broken silence on recent clashes between fellow lawmakers over an attempt to impeach him from the speakership position. It can be recalled that heated tension engulfed the House of Representatives on last Thursday, October 17, 2024, with lawmakers at…
It appears that fingers are beginning to point at the Executive Branch for being the mastermind of a plot to remove House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa from his position, but the Executive Mansion has said that President Joseph N. Boakai’s hands are clean and has no link to the ongoing crisis at the House of…
The Secretary General of former ruling party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, says the Joseph Nyuma Boakai-led administration has indulged in acts that target political actors and ordinary people. He said one instance is the repeated infiltration of the CDC headquarters by the Police in the name of confidence patrol at…
Since being sworn in as Liberia’s 26th President on January 22, 2024, Joseph N. Boakai is expected to deliver his first address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States of America on today, September 25, 2024. President Boakai and delegation are already in the United States of America to…
