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 one of Liberia’s best.
“He was one of Liberia’s best sons. The people of Lofa and Liberia have incurred a great loss. We lost a great son and a great leader in our community, and the Lutheran Church has lost a great member and leader,” he said.
However, he said that the passing of the former senator would serve as a magnetic field that would further unify the people of Lofa and Liberia, saying that Late Kupee was a nationalist who fought for the unity and betterment of Liberia.
“We hope that his passing will help to unite us more to see the value in people; the better we work together, we hold together, and see the good in each other, the better this country will be,” President Boakai said.
The Liberian leader said as Senator of Lofa County, the former Kupee represented the county and fought for national development.
Boakai: “The workings of the legislature is not just the individual legislator, but a person who is able to represent the county and lobby for national development. Sumo was one of those who represented the county and the country very well.”
Meanwhile, members of the 52nd and 53rd National Legislature said that the workings of the former senator were not just a representation of Lofa, but a national development advocate.
Speaking on their behalf, Grand Bassa County Senator Gbehzongar Milton Finley recorded that as nationalist, the former senator introduced the bill that brought about the act that established the Liberia Revenue Authority that is now bringing forth national revenue.
Senator said following the 2008 National Census, the fallen senator introduced a bill that established the threshold that formulated additional districts, thereby reaching the House of Representatives to seventy-three seats.
By Prince Saah
