Liberia: Speaker Koffa Flexes Authority, Declares Majority Bloc's Budget Hearings Invalid

Liberia: Speaker Koffa Flexes Authority, Declares Majority Bloc's Budget Hearings Invalid

Monrovia -- Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has drawn a hard line following the Supreme Court's recent ruling, urging all government spending entities to disregard invitations for budget hearings extended by unauthorized committees set up by "absent members" of the House of Representatives. In a statement issued by the leadership of the House, Speaker Koffa stated that only Representative Dixon Seboe, Chair of Ways, Means, and Finance, has the authority…

Liberia’s ruling party denies threatening embattled Speaker

Liberia’s ruling Unity Party is denying any connection to allegations by the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives that someone has threatened his life. According to local media, Speaker J. Fonati Koffa’s office alleged on Sunday that someone had sent him a threatening message warning him to resign. Meanwhile, there was chaos Monday between the two sides in the dispute about the speakership of the House of Representatives, prompting …

Speaker Koffa cautions Executive - Global News Network Liberia - Global News Network

MONROVIA-The speaker of  the  House of Representatives, Hon. Jonathan Fonati Koffa  has cautioned the  Executive Branch of Government from interfering into the ongoing crisis at the house of Representatives. He told reporters Monday  at the Capitol following tussles between police  and some members of the minority bloc.  Video footage seen Monday, saw  dozens of riot police officers  at the legislature preventing lawmakers and some staffers from…

Liberia: Despite Supreme Court’s Ruling Declaring Actions Illegal, Majority Bloc Vows to Hold Separate Sessions

The standoff in the House of Representatives is expected to linger on despite a ruling from the Supreme Court, the Constitution’s designated final arbiter of justice. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that actions or sittings by members of the Legislature that do not align with the intent of Articles 33 and 49 of the […]

LEGISLATIVE STANDOFF DEEPENS AS MAJORITY BLOC ACCUSES KOFFA OF UNDERMINING GOVERNANCE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Majority Bloc of House of Representatives has accused embattled Speaker Fonati Koffa of attempting to undermine the legislature and disrupt government operations. The escalating tension follows a statement issued by Koffa on Sunday, December 8, 2024, which dismissed plans for budget hearings announced by the Majority Bloc. The group, referring to Koffa as the “former Speaker,” has described his actions as desperate, shame…