Today, Friday, January 31, 2025 is the Inauguration of the incoming leadership of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA). Having been the most widely known voice of the voiceless about the Rule of Law, one expects that this promotion of the Rule of Law will continue under the LNBA in 2025 and beyond. However, the people of Liberia have not heard the LNBA voice since the new LNBA leadership got elected in 2025.
By Togba-Nah Tipoteh, contributing writer
The Speaker of the House of Representatives issue came about but we heard nothing about it from the LNBA. The absence of the Supreme Court of Liberia from the SONA 2025 came about but we heard nothing from the LNBA. Does this silence mean contempt or consent? Such has not been the practice of the LNBA. Is this a new LNBA or do we have to wait and be patient as the rule of outlaw rules the day? The past LNBA President from 2016 to 2020 has spoken in promotion of the Rule of Law but he did not speak in the name of the LNBA because he has no right to speak in the name of the LNBA and he acted accordingly.
The people have the right to speak in their interest at all times. Whenever the Truth is spoken, the people have spoken. The people of Liberia have spoken on the Speaker issue. The people of Liberia have spoken on the absence of the Supreme Court issue. The people of Liberia said that the Speaker must be placed through the Due Process of Law just as the Rule of Law requires. The people of Liberia have spoken about the absence of the Supreme Court issue. The people of Liberia have said that the Supreme is correct by ruling that the complainants should go back to follow the Rule of Law.
The people of Liberia have spoken by raising the awareness of the people of Liberia. The raising of awareness has been done through the Rule of Law. The raising of awareness has motivated the people of Liberia to take actions to transform the unfair prevailing electoral system into the fair enduring electoral system within the Rule of Law as found in the Constitution of Liberia.
It is only through this transformation that persons with good records can get elected to bring in the system of Justice, the indispensable ingredient of Peace and Progress in Liberia and in any other country. It is only this transformation that can give credibility to the LNBA as it comes into office in 2025.
I REST MY CASE.
