Senate Adjourns Special Session with Passage of Notable Bills the Liberian Senate has adjourned its special session with the passage of key legislative instruments of national interest, a statement from Senate has said.
Highlighting instruments passed during the one-month special session, the President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Albert T. Chie named the new elections law of Liberia which he said originated from the House of Representative that ensures a commitment of the 30% gender quota by political parties.
Pro-Temp Chie further mentioned that the Senate also amended Section 5.2 of the Code of Conduct hereby allowing public officials who have desire of contesting in ensuring elections to resign one year to said election as opposed to the previous two and three years in the old Act.
Also, he pointed out that based on appeal from the President, the International Community and some citizens the Senate made a retrograde adjustment to the date of the conduct of the National Housing and population Census from March 2023 to now commence on October 24 and end on November 7, 2022.
Pro-Temp Chie during his closing statement revealed that as part of the reason for the President’s recalled of the Legislature, the Senate in keeping with its legal authority after scrutiny, overwhelmingly voted two-third of its membership to confirm Justice Sie-A-Nyene to replace the current Chief Justice Francis S. Kporkor Sr. who is scheduled to retire in fulfilment of Article 72(b) od the constitution of Liberia.
In order to strengthen the economy, Pro-Temp Chie mentioned that the Senate concurred with the House of Representatives on three financing agreements to build crucial infrastructure, stimulate economic growth and improve macroeconomic stability and amendment to the Revenue Code to promote investment.
With respect to electricity, he added that the Senate conducted public hearing with the relevant authorities and the Senate anticipate that a new platform of national commitment will improve services, especially when Liberians have taken charge with the end of the management contract, adding “ We look forward to increment in electricity generation with the operation of the CLSG Line from Cote d’Ivoire for which the Legislature appropriated several million dollars in the restated 2022 National Budget.
Regarding Security, Pro Tempore Chie said Senators are always concerned about the issue of national security, which he added was brought into focus during the Special Session, assuring that the Senate will remain engaged with the National Security Architecture through the Committee on Defense, Security and Intelligence.
It can be recalled that based his constitutional Prerogative, President George M. Weah through a Proclamation issued on August 9, 2022 recalled the Legislature from its second quarterly break to urgently address some national issues, says a Senate press statement signed: by its Director of Press and Public Affairs,
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