As House Of Rep. 1st Day Sitting After The Easter Break
Monday’s resignation of embattled Speaker, Cllr. Fonati Koffa has apparently cleared the way for the election of a Speaker of Liberia’s House of Representatives, as this has been put on the agenda for today’s opening of the lower House.
Cllr. Koffa on May 12, 2025 announced he was stepping down at a news conference in Monrovia.
“I am constrained to tender my resignation as presiding officer of the House of Representatives, Speaker, and head of the first branch of government. As you are aware, on Wednesday, the 23rd of April, the Supreme Court ruled in the Bill of Information that the election of Rep. Richard Koon is illegal, thereby making it purported and then reconfirming my legitimacy as Speaker; however, I have to resign,” Cllr. Koffa said in his official letter of resignation to Chief Clerk of the House Madam Mildred Siryon.
Koffa voluntarily left his post even though the Full Bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia weeks ago ruled to affirm his Bill of Information declaring him the legitimate Speaker, while urging the “majority bloc’s” move to vote Montserrado County District #11 Representative, Richard Nagbe Koon as unconstitutional.
The election of a speaker is placed on the House agenda published on the House of Representatives official website today, May 13, 2025:
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝗡𝗗 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟱𝟱𝗧𝗛
𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Agenda
- Session Call to Order
- Prayer
- Roll Call
- Reading, Correction/Amendment and Adoption of the Agenda
- Call for Petitions:
- Call for Standing Committee’s Reports:
- Call for Special Committees’ Reports
- Call for Motions, Bills and Resolutions:
- Business on Speaker’s Desk:
- Special Opening Statement by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Thomas P. Fallah
- Lifting of suspension of suspended members of the House of Representatives
- Communication from Hon. Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, Representative, Electoral District #2, Grand Kru County, tendering in his resignation
from the Speakership of he House of Representative of the 55th Legislature.
- Declaration of vacancy and election
10.Miscellaneous
11.Adjournment
𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗝. 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗞𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗮
……..𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
The Honorable House of Representatives acknowledges receipt of the resignation letter from former Speaker, Hon. J. Fonati Koffa, on Monday, May 12, 2025.
In keeping with its constitutional mandate and in the best interest of the Republic of Liberia and its people, the House will convene on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 10:00AM for it’s first day sitting of the 2nd Quarter of the 2nd session to conduct a fresh election for the position of Speaker.
All interested members are encouraged to formally declare their intention to participate in what will be an open, fair, and transparent electoral process.
The House remains committed to upholding democratic values and working diligently in service to the Liberian people.
Signed ___________
Robert Benjamin Haynes
Director of Press & Public Affairs
House of Representatives