Monrovia – Traditional chiefs from several towns and villages across the country have threatened to canvass against the re-election of members of the Senate, if they concur with the House of Representatives to pass the version of the Land Rights Act (LRA), recently passed by the lower house. The Plenary of the House of Representatives in August of 2017 voted and passed into law the Land Rights Act and submitted it to the Senate for concurrence. The traditional chiefs, some of whom are town chiefs and elders of their towns and villages made the statement when they petitioned the Senate over the weekend. Presenting the petition to Senator Jallah, Chief Zar reiterated that the Land Rights Act was tampered with by the House of Representatives and pleaded with the Senate not to concur with the lower House. Green Advocates International (GAI) then facilitated the meeting between the Senators and the traditional chiefs.

Source: Front Page Africa December 11, 2017 01:41 UTC