Liberia: Speaker Koffa Loses Control of House Amid Quorum Failure

Speaker J. Fonati Koffa’s grip on the House of Representatives slipped further on Tuesday when he failed to secure a quorum for the day’s legislative session.

The Speaker had only 29 of the 73 elected representatives present.

Unable to meet the constitutional requirement of 37 members, Speaker Koffa was forced to adjourn the session, troubling loss of control in the chamber.

Speaker Koffa then instructed the sergeant at Arms to call absent members to the session but the sergeant returned with an…