Liberia’s New Speaker Appoints House Committees Members

Monrovia – The Speaker of Liberia’s 54th Legislature has named heads and members of the House of Representatives’ standing and statutory committees of various sectors in the country.

According to the Director of Communications of the House of Representatives, Isaac Redd, the decision by Speaker Bhofal Chambers was made in consultation with Deputy Speaker Representative Prince Moye of Bong County.

Representative Munah Pennah heads the committee on executive, while her fellow Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) lawmaker, Hon. Acarous Gray Co-chairs the committee.

Liberty Party Lawmaker, new comer Fonati Koffa will head the Judiciary Committee; former Speaker and third term lawmaker, Edwin Melvin Snowe heads the Committee on Foreign Affairs, while another new comer lawmaker from Grand Bassa County, Vincent Willie will head the Committee on Lands, Mines and Energy.

The influential Rules, Order and Administration Committee is headed by Mariamu Fofana – the first female lawmaker to head that Committee since the era of a new political dispensation after the civil war.

There are concerns over the appointment of the Chair on the Ways, Means and Finance Committee – another very influential committee at the legislature.

Sources have told FrontPageAfrica that the position is being reserved for a CDC lawmaker, but consensus is ongoing amongst the party’s representatives.    

The House of Representatives has 36 committees, and according to Mr. Redd, more names are expected o be announced to other committees in the coming days.

Below are the names of committees’ heads and members: 

COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE 

Hon Munah E Pelham-Youngblood – Chairman
Hon Acarous Moses Gray – Co-chairman
Hon.Dixon Seboe
Hon. Haja F. Siryon
Hon. Mary Karwor
Hon. Alexander Poure
Hon. Lawrence Morris

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY 

Hon. Cllr. Fonati Koffa – Chairman
Hon. Kaine Wesso – Co-Chairman

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Hon. Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr. – Chairman
Hon. Cryton O. Duncan – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON RULES & ORDER

Hon. Mariamu Fofana – Chairman
Hon. Marvin Cole – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON SECURITY 

Hon. Alfred G. Koiwood – Chairman
Hon. Samuel G. Kogar – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON HYDRO CARBON 

Hon. Adolph Lawrence – Chairman
Hon. Zoe E. Pennue – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND SPORTS 

Hon. Solomon C. George – Chairman
Hon. Clarence Massaquoi – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON PEACE & RECONCILIATION 

Hon. Dorwohn T. Gleekia – Chairman
Hon. Isaac Roland – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON LANDS, MINES & ENERGY 

Hon. Vincent Willie – Chairman
Hon. Alexander Poure – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON MARITIME 

Hon. Acarious Gray – Chairman
Hon. Haja F. Siryon – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY 

Hon. Dixon Siebo – Chairman
Hon. Hanson Kiazolu – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL AFFAIRS 

Hon. Manneh Bishop – Chairman
Hon. Byron Zahnway – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

Hon. Isaac Roland – Chairman
Hon. Moima Briggs Mensah – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 

Hon. Matthew Joe – Chairman
Hon. Johnson N. Gwaikolo – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE 

Hon. Samuel Kogar – Chairman
Hon. A. Vamuyam Corneh – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Hon. Cryton Duncan – Chairman
Hon. Kaine Wesso – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON STATE ENTERPRISES 

Hon. Zoe E. Pennue – Chairman
Hon. Joseph Nyan Somwarbi – Co-chairman

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT

Hon. Emerson V. Kamara – Chairman
Hon. Mary Karwar – Co-chairma