MONROVIA-District ten lawmaker of Montserrado County , Rep. Yekeh Kolubah has revealed that former President George Weah, now political chief of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of which Speaker Koffa is a staunch member, is conscious and behind the removing of the Speaker.
He made the assertion Monday at a press convention held in Monrovia.
There have been unconfirmed reviews of the involvement of the previous President within the Koffa’s saga, though he has publicly proven help for the Speaker, who hails from Kru County because the speaker.
Representative Kolubah didn’t present proof of the allegation when quizzed at a press convention held Monday in Monrovia, however insisted that CDC’s laissez-faire method to the disaster speaks volumes.
“You are asking for evidence, but let me ask you if you have seen the CDC we know to be more robust in terms of their action and position since the inception of the crisis,” he stated in response to a reporter’s inquiry.
As a response of the rigmarole and its rejection and disapproval of the state of affairs and the involvement of its members, the CDC final week suspended the membership of the involved lawmakers.
The occasion took the choice, in accordance with a press release issued to the impact, following days of failed efforts to persuade and dissuade their lawmakers from backing off from the choice to take away their very own.
Koffa’s removing charges swells
Speaker additional on the speaker’s removing, he disclosed that the inducement charges to take away the Speaker has elevated to $200, 000 per individual, from the sooner charges of over US$75.000.
About 49 lawmakers signed a decision to take away the speaker final month for what they stated vote of no confidence.
The speaker stated, he would solely resign in the event that they such decision was carried out within the joint chamber and a vote with to take away him.
Speaker Koffa
“I will only resign if we hold session and the 49 persons come and vote me out. But in the absence of that, I will not resign,” the speaker instructed journalists not too long ago.
But Hon. Koluba who helps the speaker stated the preliminary quantity has diminished to to about 43. Some of lawmakers have crossed over to the speaker.
It is broadly reported that anti Koffa lawmakers obtained $15,000 individual as inducement charges to take away the Speaker. But stated it elevated to US$25,000 and later moved to US$75,00, although they’ve since denied receiving bribe to take away the Speaker.
As a results of this, The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has initiated investigation into bribery allegations and has invited these linked.
Representative Kolubah didn’t say the explanations for the alleged increment of the charges or cash to additional the stress on the Speaker’s removing, however stated sh“the rate goes up to $200,000.”
Representative Kolubah is thought to be whistle-blower on the National Legislature contemplating his opposition and verbosity on points he deems incompatible to transparency, accountability, rule of regulation and the wellbeing of the Liberian folks. He has maintained that will cease at nothing in making certain that the curiosity of Liberians is upheld.
