Prof. Alhaji Kromah of the University of Liberia has described as unpatriotic the Release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report recommending sanctions against President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf while she was representing Liberia at the African Union Summit in Libya last week.
Prof. Kromah, who was part of the official Liberian delegation at the summit, said the TRC leadership could have waited for the return of the Liberian Head of State from the critical meeting as the commission was only required to complete its work by the end of June and not necessarily make their report public at the time it did.
President Sirleaf was among 53 heads of state attending the 13th Summit Conference of the African Union in the Libyan City of Sirte.
Prof. Kromah said Mrs. Sirleaf made critical interventions that ended the deadlock over a number of troubling issues.
Kromah, a professor of international law and communication at the University, said the TRC release had the potential of undermining the credibility of the Liberian Head of State during the crucial summit, adding that no matter what side of the political divide any Liberian is operating from, the image of the nation should come first.
Kromah said though he is leader of the opposition All Liberian Coalition Party, his standing as a Liberian citizen could not accept the misjudgment of the TRC leadership in their impatience for the return of the Liberian Head of State.
He said it was clear that Mrs. Sirleaf was also involved in a number of bilateral talks during the conference regarding cooperation and investments in Liberia. It was therefore inconceivable that the Chairman of the TRC, Cllr. Jerome Verdier, could not have seen the wisdom and prudence of waiting for the summit to end before making their report public. He said the TRC was intended to enhance Liberia and not diminish its standing.
On the TRC report itself, Kromah said he is studying the document and the crucial dissenting views and would be addressing those and other national issues later in a press conference to be announced.
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Kromah is throwing a monkey wrench into the ring. He should be focusing on his own name in the report, the possibility of facing a war crime court and forget about Sirleaf. Kromah didnt comment on how Sirleaf went through the back door to testify in front of the TRC while the commission was away attending a conference, if I am not mistaken in Ghana. Straight up hypocrisy
Kromah should NEVER use the word unpatriotic to describe a person, place or thing in Liberia. He eats, sleeps walks, talks and teaches unpatriotic.
The Struggle Continues!
As autonomous as being completely shielded from the interference and coercion of any of the branches of government, putting first national interest should be every loving Liberian duty. I'm not a member of any political institution in Liberia, but I support every idea and instrument being made available to transform our beloved "Sweet Liberia" from the slummy backyard of west Africa. I've not seen the good of the long served civil war, and in fact, I've always condemned acts of terror used as an instrument of peace. Peace as a nature is stronger than any other action of Man! I support Prof. Kromah on his comments that the TRC released of its' report recommending sanctions against Pres. Sirleaf . If only the tireless efforts and sleepless nights of this young lady (Sirleaf) does not serve good results to the Liberian reconstruction process, both at home and to the international community at-large, I wouldn't have signed up today to buttress Prof. Kromah. Liberians are very good at back-stabbing, and I would say "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) should have thought on the implications and effects of the timely published of its' report." Sirleaf may be gone today, but back-stabbing the economy will not serve the reconciliation of Liberians. Good job, TRC ! You could succeed with an economic sabotage. Lets put Liberia first, and lets put Liberia last, when we think, say, or do.