The case was postponed after UP’s lawyer, Cllr. “The behavior of the expelled persons…constitutes sabotage and undermined the existence of the party,” said the statement announcing the decision, which was taken by the party’s executive committee. Sims argued that Patrick Worzie, one of the expelled executives, was the only person whose name appeared on the suit filed to the NEC. Sims, the available legal option was for the expelled executives to have sought reconsideration or review of their expulsion through a quorum of UP Executive Committee members. It may be recalled that on Thursday, January 14, a group of individuals described as ‘thugs’ converged on the UP Congo Town headquarters and staged a protest against the expulsion of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other party members.

Source: Daily Observer February 21, 2018 02:26 UTC