–To Discuss Issues Surrounding 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections
By Taisiah K. Merfee
IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) will hold its Annual General Assembly consistent with the LNBA constitution beginning Friday March 31 to Saturday April 1, 2023 at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex in Congo town.
The 2023 Annual General Assembly of the LNBA will be held under the Theme: ‘Beyond Rhetoric and Impunity: Law, Governance and the 2023 Elections the Bases for Democratic Necessity in Liberia’.
According to a statement from the Bar the event will kick off with an opening statement by the LNBA National President Cllr. Sylvester Rennie, followed by complimentary greetings from several personalities including members of the Diplomatic Corps and Civil Society Organizations and a Special Statement from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia will be delivered.
The release stated further after the keynote address the members of the LNBA will participate in several Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session during the two days of the assembly.
They said on Day #1, there will be two CLE sessions on the topics “Election Disputes Filling, Hearing and Adjudication” to be delivered by former Associates Justice Micah Wilkins Wright and Cllr. Arthur Johnson. On “Trends and Outlook of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia in the Adjudication of Election Matters” to be delivered by former Justice Minister Benedict Sannoh.
While on Saturday there will be a parade from the Kailondo Gas Station opposite the SOS Hospital to the EJS Ministerial complex, there will also be a business session where lawyers will deliberate on pertinent issues affecting the legal profession following which they will carve out practical resolution for adherence to the rule of law in Liberia.
