Author: Gibson W. Jerue

By J. Ebenezer Daygbor The declaration of assets by government officials in Liberia has been a very contagious debate, but in spite of the constitutionality debate, the General Auditing Commission (GAC) says it will audit officials who will be declaring their assets to the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission. The GAC made its intention known in a letter to the House of Representatives of the Liberian Legislature. The communication dated, June 20th, and read in the plenary of the house on June 22nd, states that the decision of the auditing house in compliance with a statutory mandate, cited in section 53.3 of…

By J. Ebenezer Daygbor He made a forceful announcement recently that all registered voters will cast their ballots irrespective of the misplaced names and pictures, but National Elections Commission Chairman Jerome Korkoya has walked his blooper. He even described criticisms of his comments as “non-sense”. No sooner than Korkoya has finished his seemingly arrogant branding of critics as nonsense when the Liberian Senate slammed him with contempt and ordered him to appear before the full Plenary to give reasons, if any, why he cannot be held in contempt. But Korkoya told the lawmakers that he bit his tongue, saying that…

By P. Lincoln Nyanrue, elincoln1986@gmail.com Ivorian refugees in Liberia, particularly residing in Grand Gedeh County, are furious. They turned the celebration of the World Refugee Day sour when they staged a protest demonstration at the Primer Timber Plantation (PTP) and disrupted activities of the day that was expected to humanize them. The United Nations set aside June 20 each year to recognize the plight of peoples dispelled from the home nations and residing in foreign countries to seek asylum as a result of conflict, famine, oppression and other natural and man-made disasters. The day is also expected to recognize and…

By Browne O. Jayee Ladies and gentlemen, please meet my aunt, Ms. EstherTaweh who I am meeting for the very first time in my life! She was in Minnesota for a graduation ceremony and I thought it would be necessary to see her for the first time. Our meeting took place in Big Lake, Minnesota. Our meeting was full of emotions. On one hand, I was excited that I am seeing my aunt for the first time, and on the other hand, I was very nervous and at the same time choked with tears. But we both withheld our tears and…

By Browne O. Jayee Few days ago, I had the honor and pleasure to meet with this young Gbarzon District citizen. His name is Mr. Harrison Pour. He resides in the state of Arizona. Prior to meeting with him in the Twin Cities, I had not known him before. The only contact I had with him prior to our face-to-face meeting was the one or two exchanges he and I had on Facebook. Those exchanges were civil, and they had to do with the upcoming Gbarzon District Association’s National Elections. Read More From our discussions on Facebook, it was no secret that…

The Legislative Press Pool (LEGISPOL) are not pleased with the recent Award Committee’s accolade to one of the legislative reporter, Gbatemah Semah. The group has taken exception to the award. In a press release issued Monday in Monrovia, Liberia, the legislative reporters said, “Gbatemah Semah does not report from the Legislature.” According to the release, LEGISPOL rubbished particularly the award given to Semah of the Bush Chicken and called on the Press Union of Liberia to revoke the award with immediate effect or LEGISPOL will put up none-cooperative posture against the union. Scores of Legislative reporters were stunned Friday, when…

By J.  Ebenezer Daygbor The board of commissioners of the National Election Commission (NEC) of Liberia must now appear before the full Plenary of the Liberian Senate to give reasons, if any, why they cannot be held in contempt for the recent utterances of NEC chairman, Jerome Korkoya. The Senate has taken exception to NEC Chair Korkoya’s recent comments relative to the function of his office. But the Senators considered his comments unacceptable, and also believe there were missteps in the voter roll exhibition process. The National Elections Commission is expected to appear at the Senate this Thursday, June 21, 2017.…

By J. Ebenezer  Daygbor Montserrado Senator and CDC standard-bearer George Weah and Nimba Senator Prince Y. Johnson are at the top of lawmakers who received a failing mark for the year 2016 legislative performance year. Weah and Johnson got the lowest plenary attendance, lowest floor debate and chamber participation for the year under review, a legislative report has disclosed. The assessment of the two senators was contained in a legislative report card 2016 full report of the Liberian National Legislature, released by the Institute for Research and Democratic Development. A total of five senators received “F” mark. The report gave George…

On behalf of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Foreign Minister Marjon V. Kamara, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. B. Elias Shoniyin, has presented an exequatur to Mr. Houssein Cheaitou to serve as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Columbia to the Republic of Liberia.   Exequatur is an official recognition by a government of a consul, agent, or other representative of a foreign state, authorizing them to exercise the duties of office. This is the first of its kind for the Republic of Colombia to have a direct representative in Liberia.   According to a Foreign Ministry release,…

Captain Stephen T. Tarplah of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has completed a 21-week intensive training in Kaduna, the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A release from the Liberian Embassy in Abuja says a total of 172 African soldiers assembled for the 21 weeks’ training which began on January 4, 2017. Rev. Tunde J. Spencer, the Political Counselor at the Liberian Embassy represented the Liberian Ambassador Hassan Conteh at a colorful ceremony, which was recently held in Jaji, the State of Kaduna. The press release says Captain Tarplah was one of nine commanders of the rank of Captain and their…