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Purported Speaker Richard Koon Orders Security to Vandalize Hon. Yekeh Kolubah’s Car Over Parking Dispute

“I am the regime Speaker, fully backing President Boakai,” Koon asserted while addressing his district residents. “No opposition Speaker will advance our agenda.”

In a dramatic turn of events, embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. Fonati Koffa, has fired back at…

Judge George Smith of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court alleges receiving death threats after summoning Majority Bloc Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon.

The Joint Chamber on Executive at the House of Legislature has officially extended an invitation to Speaker Fonati Koffa to attend President Joseph Boakai’s much-anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA).

The ongoing leadership struggle within Liberia’s House of Representatives has taken a dramatic turn as the Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court has summoned the purported House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon to appear before Judge George W. Smith on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Liberia’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the speaker of the majority bloc, Rep. Richard Koon have departed for Accra, Ghana, to participate in the inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, and Vice President-elect, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang.

As Liberia’s 55th Legislature prepares to begin its second session on January 13, the political landscape is becoming increasingly tense. The self-declared Majority Bloc is intensifying its efforts to oust Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa from office, despite a recent ruling from the Supreme Court that could complicate their push. The Majority Bloc, which has named Representative Richard Nagbe Koon as their preferred Speaker, is now demanding that Koffa vacate his office to make room for their choice.

A cloud of smoke still hung over the Capitol Building as President Joseph Boakai stepped onto the grounds early Wednesday morning, his face etched with frustration and disbelief.

The heart of Liberia’s democracy is in crisis as the Capitol Building, a symbol of national governance, stands engulfed in flames. The fire, which erupted at approximately 6:02 AM, has sent shockwaves across the nation, with thick clouds of smoke towering above Monrovia’s skyline.