The Inquirer (Monrovia)

Liberia: Senate Committee Vindicate Pro-Temp, Others

The Ad-Hoc Committee set up by the Liberian Senate to probe and analyze the report of that August body's Rules, Order and Administration Committee has released its findings to the President of the Senate, Vice President, Joseph Boakai.

Credible sources have informed this paper that the committee has advanced several recommendations expressing the hope that they would advise the Senate plenary what to do for a way forward.

For some time, some members of the senate have raised alarm over the way in which the Senate Rules, Order and Administration Committee has handled certain issues concerning the usage of finance at the Senate.

The situation, which later resulted to the suspension of the Rules, Orders and Administration Committee, saw some members of the body trading accusations and counter accusations against one another, something which triggered the setting up of the Ad-Hoc Committee to probe the report of the Rules, Order and Administration Committee over the usage of funds at the Senate.

It was alleged in one of these accusations that the Senate Pro-Tempore, Isaac Nyanabo was reportedly involved in the purchase of mini-bus transaction.

But in the committee's report released according to legislative sources under the signatures of all five members of the committee headed by Montserrado County, Senator Joyce Musu Freeman, the committee recommended the need to up-hold the recommendation of the Ad-Hoc Probe Committee of the Liberian Senate that this decision be declared null and void and that appropriate bidding process be followed as it relates to managing the cafeteria at the Senate.

Sources said the committee recommended a comprehensive audit of the Senate due to what it noted is an evidence of misleading information and stressed that it is prudent that members of the Rules, Order and Administration Committee including its chair be reinstated.

Legislative sources added that the committee noted in the report that after a careful review of the entire case, it should not hold any member of the Senate culpable particularly the Chairperson and members of the Rules, Order and Administration Committee including the President Pro-Tempore for any criminal conduct or impropriety.

According to our sources, the committee recommended that the Senate plenary exonerate all of the Senators from the Rules Order and Administration Committee headed by Margibi County Senator, Clarice Jah, attempted to indict.

Our sources said the committee identified the Senators as Daniel Naatehn, Lahai Lassana, Isaac Johnson and Gbezongar Findley.


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