In the revised guidelines the Senate announced that all costs associated with confirmation process shall be borne by them and warned against offers or attempts to offer gift(s) to committee member will automatically disqualify said nominee. The Senate has also warned that testimonies given by a nominee should be factual as misstatement or falsification of the truth shall be deemed perjury and prosecutable under the laws of Liberia. In the Senate’s revised rules and consistent with the Constitution, Senators have promised that only Liberian citizens will be confirmed. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister-designate Gbezhongar Milton Findley is expected to face the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee for confirmation. Mr. Findley had once served the Senate as its Pro-Tempore before his defeat to Senator Jonathan Kaipay in the 2014 Special Senatorial election.

Source: Front Page Africa January 24, 2018 02:37 UTC