Liberia: This Is No Longer About Who Is Speaker–It’s About the Rule of Law

Enough is enough. For seven months, Liberia has been locked in a constitutional nightmare, one that has paralyzed the Legislature, shredded public confidence in our institutions, and now threatens the nation’s credibility on the international stage.

The crisis at the House of Representatives is no longer about whether Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa is Speaker or not. That debate has long passed. What’s at stake now is whether the laws of Liberia still matter–whether the Constitution still holds authority…