Guest Author: Tiawan Saye Gongloe The expulsion of Yekeh Kolubah for expressing a view on the Makona River boundary dispute is not merely an internal disciplinary action. It is a profound constitutional error—one that raises a fundamental question for our Republic: shall Liberia be governed by law, or by political emotion? At stake is not whether Hon. Kolubah was right or wrong. At stake is whether
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The NSA Act of 2011, combined with the Liberian Constitution of 1986, the Public Financial Management Act of 2009, the General Auditing Commission Act of 2014, and the Code of Conduct Act of 2014, creates a legal architecture that fully prohibits unaccountable public spending. The ruling political class has chosen to ignore every instrument in it.
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So, having being President Sirleaf’s number two for twelve unbroken years, he was cocksure that ‘being President’ was an easy job. You get to boss ministers around, pocket corrupt wealth for you and your close family members, take credit for all the good things that happened in your administration and blame the opposition for all that goes wrong. To VP Boakai “being President” was a such an easy job.
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Recent events, in which the Minister of Justice was cited by the Senate after applying to the court for subpoenas to compel the production of documents required by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) for a full audit of the Senate, raise serious constitutional concerns.
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To evaluate and appreciate if Liberia is making socio-economic progress, we must compare Liberia with other similarly situated countries, geographically, like West Africa/Africa, or with other developing countries. The constant comparison of UP with CDC (and vice versa) is an exercise in futility. There is no sense in continuously comparing “failure” to “failure”.
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The order of the Honorable Supreme Court best fits a judicial overreach and undermines Chapter III, Article 15 (b) of the Constitution, which guarantees that the “right of freedom of expression encompasses the right to hold opinions without interference.”
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