Supreme Court Chastise Koon’s Majority Bloc for Ignoring Legal Procedures in Speaker Koffa's Removal Saga

Monrovia, Liberia: The Supreme Court of Liberia has strongly criticized the Majority Bloc headed by controversial Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon for failing to follow proper legislative procedures in their attempt to remove embattled House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa from the speakership post.

In a hearing of a Bill of Information (BoI) filed by the embattled Speaker session held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the nation’s highest court emphasized that any action aimed at removing the Speaker must be in adherence to the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, which required 49 votes representing two-thirds of the members of the House of Representatives.

During the much publicized hearing of the BoI in the main chambers of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh criticized the majority bloc for establishing a parallel legislative session while Speaker Koffa remains in office, adding that such a move was the catalyst of the ongoing chaos in the Lower House.

The Court questioned the Majority Bloc’s decision to bypass established procedures, emphasizing that their actions risk undermining the Liberian Constitution.

The Justices reaffirmed that the Speaker must preside over legislative sessions unless lawfully removed.

Representing the majority bloc, Cllr. Varney Sherman defended his client's actions, a move the court vehemently rejected during the course of the legal arguments.

However, the Supreme Court has reserved its final ruling on the matter and requested enhanced security protection for members of the Supreme Court of Liberia.

Edited: E. Geedahgar Garsuah, Sr.