Background
Good reputation and integrity are essential qualities of political leadership. There are a number of Liberians who in the public political discourse, pretend to be honest in their dealings but in reality, their actions are often accompanied by deception to say the least. These political crooks, because some have wealth whether legitimately or ill-gotten, in one form or another, surreptitiously navigate their way into political parties to make their presence felt. These individuals, we conceive, have hidden selfish political agendas but what is clear is that some of these individuals have for a lack of better phrase, character problems both at the national and international levels. Becoming a political party’s chairman is not child’s play. While it is true that no one is infallible, at least, we expect a party’s chairman and other officials to be beyond reproach. When an individual desiring to be a party’s chairman is besieged by claims of corruption, deceptions, c
Speaker Bhofal Chambers adminsters the oath of the office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives to Rep. J. Fonati Koffa, who was elected to the position on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
The leadership of the House of Representatives is well placed now in the hands of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) with the election of Grand Kru County District #2 Representative J. Fonati Koffa as Deputy Speaker.
Bhofal Chambers, a staunch member of the ruling party and die-hard loyalist of President Weah, remains the Speaker.
Rep. Koffa went into the contest with Rep. Clarance Massaqoui of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) and, in the election, Koffa won with 45 votes against Massaquoi, who obtained 20.
Liberia: Ruling CDC’s Rep. J. Fonati Koffa’s Election As Deputy Speaker Casts Light on the Opposition CPP’s Weakness in the House
Liberia: Ruling CDC’s Rep. J. Fonati Koffa’s Election As Deputy Speaker Casts Light on the Opposition CPP’s Weakness in the House
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MONROVIA – The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has edged out the opposition Collaborating Parties (CPP) following the emphatic victory of its chosen candidate in the election for Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In the face of a pact by the opposition Collaborating Political Parties and the Like-minded Representatives of the 54