Liberia: Deputy Speaker crosses carpet – Africa Links 24

At long last, Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah has sided with majority bloc lawmakers seeking to oust Speaker J. Fonati Koffa.

By Bridgett Milton   

Monrovia, Liberia, November 1, 2024 –The campaign to unseat Speaker Fonati Koffa gets a major boost here, as Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah finally crosses over to rebel lawmakers, upping the majority bloc from 43 to 44, but short of the constitutionally required 49 lawmakers to remove the Speaker.

Deputy Speaker Fallah’s alignment with the…