IPNEWS: Even though he reigned insults at former President George Manneh Weah, for six long years as a staunch critic of former President Weah and his CDC-led Government since 2018, especially accusation of of corruption by President Weah and some members of his cabinet. the opposition Congress for Democratic Change-CDC seems to have open arms to one of their serious critics Montserrado County, District No. 10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah.
It may be recalled, on Friday, March 24th, 2023, dozens of partisans of the CDC came under attacked when supporters of Montserrado County District #10 Representative, Yekeh Kolubah clashed with them at the Old Road Joe-Bar Market resulting into fierce street battle involving rock throwing youths of rival supporters.
House Suspends Yekeh Kolubah
In September 2022, the Plenary, of the House of Representatives suspended Rep. Yekeh Kolubah for 30 Sitting Days (equivalent to almost four months) without pay for what it termed as Rep. Kolubah’s constant habit of raining insults at President George Weah.
However, Plenary’s decision was put on hold after a motion for reconsideration was filed by Rep. Acarous Moses Gray (CDC, Montserrado County Dist. #8).
The decision to vote in favor of Rep. Kolubah’s suspension was triggered by a communication written to plenary by Rep. Thomas Fallah (CDC, District #5, Montserrado Co.), asking the august body to take action against their colleague for his unruly behavior towards the President.
“At long last I have come to a cut-off point with my colleague, Hon. Yekeh Kolubah, Representative, District #10, Montserrado County regarding his constant, direct and deliberate egregious behavior being exhibited against the Liberian Presidency daily which I think this Plenary should no longer accept or condone as pleasant if we are to maintain sanctity and prestige into this sacred institution to showcase the integrity of its members,” Rep. Fallah wrote.
Speaking on the floor, he said his request is in no way a political witch hunt against the Montserrado District #10 lawmaker, but to call him to order and guide the sanctity and sanity of the House and ensure that the presidency is respected.
Citing several incidents, he called on his colleagues to take necessary action against the lawmaker in line with the House’s Rules and the Constitution of Liberia.
Rule 48.7 of the House states that “The House may, according to the circumstances and degree of breach, take the following measures: a. it may give an oral warning; b. it may give a written warning c. it may suspend a member for not more than 30 days of meeting, stop the payment of salary and allowances due him/her for the days of suspension, as the case may be; d. it may expel a member from the House where the breach is very serious or where it is committed repeatedly.”
Prior to his suspension hon. Kolubah was given the floor to make comment as relates to the allegations level against him but declined to speak.
In plenary, he has been thrown out on several occasions for his outburst against the Speaker and the President. Owing to this, he has been constantly threatened by some lawmakers of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change including Rep. Fallah, the authored of the communication that triggered the vote to suspend him and Rep. Gray, who surprisingly asked plenary to reconsider its decision.
CDC-COP Endorsement of Yekeh
Now, it seems that the CDC is now in bed with Rep. Kolubah all in the name of ‘opposition’.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the CDC-COP announced the endorsement of the Movement Against Boakai’s Presidency.
The CDC-COP states that it extols Rep. Yekeh Y. Kolubah’s resistance for Agitating against President Joseph Boakai’s alleged bad Governance.
The CDC-COP urges the Opposition Community NOT TO rationalize the suffering of the Liberian Masses currently being Instituted allegedly by the Boakai’s Administration.
“Fellow Liberians, we bring you plentiful patriotic greetings from the nation’s biggest and foremost civil rights political movement. ”
“The National Executive Council of the CDC-COP uses this medium to officially endorse the vision and patriotic birth of the Movement Against Boakai’s Presidency being initiated by Rep. Yekeh Y. Kolubah to keep the Boakai Administration feet to the fire. The CDC-COP believes it’s a nationalistic obligation that all well-meaning Liberians endorse this Movement and work collectively to protect the people’s democracy. ”
“The CDC-COP informs Rep. Kolubah that as a civil rights’ political movement, we will stand with him alongside the Liberian masses to confront Mr. Boakai’s and his autocratic bandwagon of state squanderers on this journey of building national consciousness by agitating against bad governance and leadership ineptitude affecting the country. Meanwhile, the CDC-COP informs all the Opposition Political parties that Mr. Joseph N. Boakai is a vindictive and revengeful octogenarian. Engaging this Boakai’s Unity Party cannot be limited to words but honest, logical and revolutionary engagements. CDC-COP calls on the Opposition Community TO NOT rationalize corruption, bad economy, mismanagement, witch-hunt, drug proliferation, extrajudicial killing and the violation of the laws by Mr. Boakai and his cronies. ” CDC-COP stated.
CDC-COP furthermore reminded Liberians and the world at large that when Mr Joseph Boakai was an Opposition leader, he endorsed, supported and attended the Weah Steps Down Campaign. For us, this historical political precedent informs our support to any Opposition force/s in the vanguard to holding Boakai’s Unity Party accountable, the CDC-COP will give it uncompromising and unwavering support in the redemption of the state.
:The CDC-COP reiterates that if democracy must work effectively, there must be a visible, robust and revolutionary Opposition Community that must be willing and kicking to ensure the government delivers on its constitutional authority without exploiting the country. We believe that Mr. Boakai being extremely vindictive will only understand the language he knows best and with this, the CDC-COP endorses the Movement Against Boakai’s Presidency until the Liberia people’s redemptive revolution is realized. CDC-COP statement concludes.
