“Upon formal receipt of the justification and measures for declaring a state of emergency, the Legislature will assemble to review the measures and decide whether to modify or revoke. “According to the Constitution, we must be in session during the duration of the statement of emergency. As the President’s announcement on the state radio, he had held discussion with the Speaker and the President Pro-Tempore of the Senate on his decision to declare a state of emergency and therefore urged them to convene an extraordinary session to endorse the state of emergency. Rep. Kolubah said he would vote against the state of emergency because the Executive has failed to address the economic constraints Liberians face. “Upon formal receipt of the justification and measures for declaring a state of emergency, the Legislature will assemble to review the measures and decide whether to modify or revoke.

Source: Front Page Africa April 10, 2020 00:21 UTC