Speaker Chambers has constantly been accused of being partial in handling of sessions and being protective of Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and other government officialsCapitol Hill, Monrovia – Representative Samuel Kogar (District #5, Nimba County) has denounced House Speaker Bhofal Chambers for ‘illegally handling’ proceedings at the House of Representatives. Rep. Kogar’s comments followed Speaker Chambers’ decision to cease a communication sent to plenary by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel Tweah. In his communication, the Finance Minister stated that the President is exploring all options and engaging Liberia’s development partners to boost FY-2020/2021 budget. I think we have graduated from the Sirleaf’s time and it is about time for us to be constructively vocal on these national issues,” Rep. Kogar scolded Speaker chambers. This man needs to be told of his wrong doing.”However, Speaker Chambers insisted that Minister Tweah’s letter was done out of courtesy to the House, but he was not the appropriate authority to address them.

Source: Front Page Africa June 10, 2020 08:26 UTC