Year: 2024

Law & Governance, Politics & Society

How many constitutional violations must it take to impeach a President? The Case of Liberia’s Joseph Nyumah Boakai

As if all the violations already discussed were not enough, Mr. Boakai decided to trample upon the Constitution and trash it totally by bringing into the country several million [USD] dollars’ worth of earth-moving equipment (known locally as “yellow machines”). He’s signed a self-incriminating letter to our National Legislature to let them know that, in fact, it is not just Ministers Mamaka Bility and Mr. Sylvester Grigsby who are engineering this illegal deal, but that he is fully complicit.

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Law & Governance, Politics & Society

Counting Joseph Boakai & His Unity Party’s Growing List of Scandals; Naming Them One by One

By. Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS Whenever counting and naming are mentioned in the same sentence, it is not surprising to have a flashback to the old Christian hymn with lyrics: count your many blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Feeling my “preacherman” vibes, I choose to reflect on this Christian hymn and mention “counting and naming”

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Business & Finance, Political Economy, Regional & Global

Wooing Investors with Powerful Speeches and High-Powered Delegations: A Commentary on the Liberian Approach

By: Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS The current Liberian government is on the move – seeking investors. So far, the President, Mr. Joseph Boakai, has been to the USA, Guinea Bissau, and South Korea. First off was the US-Africa Business Summit held in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, from May 6-9, 2024. I heard Mr. President tagged along a very high-powered delegation to the conference and gave a very

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Business & Finance, Political Economy

The Political Economy of Rice in Liberia: An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of Misplaced National Priorities

Author: Wonderr K. Freeman Like many countries, Liberians love rice. They can have it all day, several days, without complaints. But lately, the price and supply of rice have been shaky. The local price for rice has been stable for the past several years at $17 per 25kg sac. Lately, however, with 75% of the rice supply in Liberia coming from abroad, it’s like Liberia will

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Assessing the Boakai’s Presidency, 100 days in; “when chicken white, it’s white”!                              

By: Wonderr Koryenen Freeman If there were a “World Cup” for telling parables, maxims, and proverbs, this would be hands-down back-to-back trophies for Liberia. For the typical Liberian, telling parables is how we make sense of our less-than-enviable lives. So then, when the Liberian man asks, “When chicken white?!!”, … the listener or the audience aptly responds…”Ay white” (i.e., it’s white). This parable, “When chicken white…it’s

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President Joseph Boakai is Asking for Impeachment; I think the Liberian Legislature Should Give Him Exactly What He’s Asking for.

By Wonderr K. Freeman On April 24, 2024, The Supreme Court of Liberia ruled that article 56 of the Liberian constitution is no greater than article 89. The Court, in their wisdom, opined that just as article 56 gives the President the power to appoint [officials], article 89 equally gives the Legislature the power to create additional agencies of government and ascribe unto them powers in

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