The names include Deputy Speaker Hans Barchue (Independent); Ways, Means & Finance Chairman Prince Moye (UP) and Cllr. The elections of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and other officers (including the Chief Clerk, Deputy Chief Clerk, and Sergeant-at-arms) are in consonance with the Liberian Constitution and the Rules and Regulations of the House of Representative. On the same day, the Deputy Speaker shall be elected to serve a term of six years. His bid to replace Speaker J. Alex Tyler, under whom he served as Deputy Speaker for five years, was unsuccessful despite being the “host” of those who unseated former Speaker Tyler. Rep. Edwin SnoweRep. Snowe is the only former Speaker among the six contenders, and the only short-lived democratically elected Speaker under the Ellen-led government because of his “sour relationship” with the Executive.

Source: Daily Observer November 13, 2017 02:26 UTC