Obediah Johnson
Liberia: Senate Approves US$880M National Budget in Agreement with Majority Bloc, but LBS Director General Protests Exclusion from Budget Hearings
Monrovia—In the face of an ongoing leadership crisis at the 55th National Legislature, members of the Liberian Senate have unanimously concurred with…
Liberia: US$880M Budget Passed Amid Leadership Crisis in Liberia
Monrovia—In the face of an ongoing leadership crisis at the 55th National Legislature, members of the Liberian Senate have unanimously concurred with…
Liberia: Senate Committee’s $1.8 Million Proposal for Fire-Damaged Capitol Rehabilitation Sparks Mixed Reactions
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia— MONROVIA –Thousands of Liberian and foreign tax payers would be constrained to shoulder the cost for the rehabilitation of…
Liberia: ‘Justice Must Be Served’ – Senators React to Capitol Building Fire as Over US$1.3M for Renovation Remains Unaccounted For
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Several members of the Liberian Senate are calling for the arrest and subsequent prosecution of those linked to…
Liberia: ECOWAS Welcomes Exit of Three Member States; Resolves to Set Up Special Tribunal for Gambia
MONROVIA — Heads of States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have welcomed and acknowledged the decision taken by…
Liberia: ‘Heal the Injured Legislature’ – Bishop Brown Calls on Leaders of All Three Branches of Government
Monrovia – The former President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC), Bishop Kortu Brown, has called on leaders of the three branches…
Liberia: Sen. Findley Criticizes Senate over Recognition of Koon’s Speakership, Support to Majority Bloc
Monrovia—Senator Gbenzohngar Milton Findley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Revenue, has publicly distanced himself from the decision made by the majority…
Liberia: Senator Konneh disagrees with Senate, Calls for Negotiated Resolution to Impasse in House of Representatives
Monrovia – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts Senator Amara Konneh has encouraged the embattled Speaker of the House…
Liberia: Senate Backs Majority Bloc Following Justice Minister’s Opinion, Executive’s Pressure on Speaker Koffa to Resign
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The political hopes of embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa to retain his position as Speaker of the 55th…