Liberia: Lower House Concurs With Senate On CBL Act Amendment

In the wake of public criticism from the Public and Civil Society Organizations against the Liberian Senate for the passage of a bill to prevent members of the Board of governors of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) from participating in politics, the House of Representatives have concurred with the Senate in the passage of the bill.

In less than a week following the passage of the controversial bill by the Senate, the House's Plenary Tuesday suspended their rules and constituted themselves into a committee and took a majority vote in 37 for the passage of the bill while 7 Representatives voted against the bill and 1 abstaining from the process.

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