By David a. Yates
Opposition leader Alexander B. Cummings has sharply criticized President Joseph Boakai for what he described as ‘broken-down and indecisive’ management amid the ongoing management crisis on the Dwelling of Representatives. Cummings, in a strongly worded observation, accused the President of failing to uphold the Supreme Court docket’s ruling affirming the legitimacy of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and called for pressing political intervention to restore impart and admire for the rule of law.
“The law is clear — 37 members to elect, 49 to remove,” Cummings emphasised. “There is no room for misinterpretation. The so-called ‘majority bloc’ has never had the numbers to legally remove Speaker Koffa, and their actions, supported by the Executive, are legally flawed.”
Cummings argued that instead of attempting to subvert constitutional procedures, the dissenting lawmakers must beget targeted on securing the mandatory votes and following due direction of. He wired that it is gathered no longer too leisurely to pursue a lawful factual route if they are determined to alternate the Dwelling management.
Alternatively, he pointed out that the more pressing mutter is President Boakai’s failure to broker a political decision. “The Speaker clearly lacks majority political support in the House of Representatives. That is a political reality. But it is here that the President has failed–to use his influence to broker a solution that respects both the law and the political dynamics,” Cummings talked about.
He warned that by confusing factual and political disorders, whether intentionally or no longer, the government risks deepening nationwide disorganization and undermining Liberia’s image on the world stage. “In the meantime, we look disorganized internationally, and the President appears indecisive or weak,” Cummings asserted.
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Cummings also criticized President Boakai’s public posture following the Supreme Court docket’s ruling, stating that the President missed a significant opportunity to obviously and unequivocally commit to complying with the Court docket’s decision. “The President should have stated without ambiguity that he respects and will comply with the Supreme Court ruling. He did not,” he lamented.
Despite the grim tone, Cummings maintained that there’s gathered an opportunity to glean to the bottom of the crisis, both legally or politically, however wired that it wants to be finished rapid and within the confines of the law.
“There is still an opportunity to resolve this politically and/or legally, and I hope discussions are happening behind the scenes. That would be in the best interest of our country. Not following the rule of law is NOT an option,” Cummings concluded, rallying Liberians below the banner of “Liberia First.”
