This is the second time that the Vice President has snubbed an official or assigned function. It can be recalled that during the June 7, 2019 protest organized by the Council of Patriots, the Vice President was reportedly designated to proxy for President George Weah to receive the petition from the protesters on behalf of the Government. Vice President Taylor, however, declined at the 11th hour, citing illness. Meanwhile, it is not clear whether the Vice President will preside at the first sitting of the 3rd Session of the 54th Legislature (Senate) this morning (Tuesday). “In the next few weeks, the President of Liberia will present his Legislative agenda to us.

Source: Daily Observer January 14, 2020 02:26 UTC