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ADNews-Monrovia: The ongoing effort to illegally remove the legitimate Speaker, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa of the 55th Liberia National Legislature is a clear sign that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and his Vice President, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, are preparing to rig the 2029 elections should the democratic process fail to keep their Unity Party-led government in power.
If the removal of Speaker Koffa succeeds, the Boakai-Koung administration will likely be aligned with Richard Nagbe Koon, a little-known politician who secured his return to the Legislature due to the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to block his rival, the well-known and influential Montserrado District #11 politician, Dr. Thomas Nemine Tweh Jr., popularly known as “Original Countryman” in participating the last 2023 elections.
Koon, now positioned to serve their interests, may act as a puppet in the Legislature, rubber-stamping dubious deals that benefit the regime while harming the state and its citizens. These deals could involve siphoning state resources, empowering radicalism, and using every means to suppress opposition, all while maintaining their grip on power.
One might wonder why Boakai is targeting Koffa, especially given that Koffa has long shown respect for him and has not posed any significant threat to Boakai’s ambitions. Koffa’s commitment to a transparent and accountable government, however, seemed to irritate the regime’s corrupt elements, who are determined to amass wealth at the expense of the poor in order to remain in power.
Koffa’s proximity to the presidency, combined with his professional stance, made him an obstacle to the regime’s plans. The political opportunists within the Unity Party saw Koffa as a barrier to their corrupt ambitions and sought to remove him by any means necessary, even resulting to ultra vires actions.
This battle against Koffa is not simply about removing a Speaker—it marks the beginning of a broader effort to eliminate opposition and undermine democratic institutions in Liberia, with the ultimate aim of securing power at any cost in the 2029 elections.
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