MONROVIA, LIBERIA-Lawyers representing Speaker Fonati Koffa have filed a Writ of Mandamus before the Justice in Chambers at the Supreme Court of Liberia.
The petition filed on Thursday, November 14,2024, by Cllr. Arthur Johnson is seeking the Justice in Chambers to compel his colleagues to return to the main chambers of the House of Representatives for session.
The writ further that the refusal of the respondents, the Majority Bloc, to attend duly convened legislative sessions of the House has created a constitutional procedural impasse, due to the lack of quorum required by the Liberian Constitution for the House to conduct official business.
In the rate, Speaker Koffa is saying the Majority Bloc’s refusal to attend is a violation of the Constitution, the statutory laws of Liberia, and Standing Rules of the House.
Speaker Koffa’s legal team is praying for the Alternative Writ to be issued, to order the Majority Bloc to comply with the provisions of Article 33 of the Constitution, among others.
This is the second time that Speaker Fonati Koffa’s legal team has filed before the Justice in Chambers.
Earlier the team filed a Writ of Prohibition to prevent his colleagues from having separate sessions, but Associate Justice Yamie Gbeisay declined to issue the writ as prayed for.
