Monrovia —
A high-level delegation from the Economic Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) will arrive in Liberia on Sunday, March 23, 2025, to resume efforts to unravel the ongoing management dispute within the House of Representatives.
This marks the 2nd intervention by ECOWAS in the political impasse, following a old mediation strive in 2024 that did no longer yield a resolution.
The delegation might be led by Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, former UN Under-Secretary-Total for Political Affairs and former Nigerian Foreign Minister. Together with him are Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Mr. Ebenezer Asiedu, Head of Democracy and Genuine Governance on the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Serigne Mamadou Ka, Acting Head of Electoral Aid, Mr. Fixed Gnacadia, Acting Head of MCRFA, and Mr. Francis Acquah-Aikins, Executive Assistant to the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security.
The delegation’s instruct over with comes at a pivotal time as the Supreme Court of Liberia is made up our minds to hear a bill of information filed by embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa on March 26, 2025. The hearing will enable either facet of the dispute to display their arguments, potentially impacting the resolution of the political disaster.
During their instruct over with, the ECOWAS crew will engage with key political and government figures, besides as civil society groups, to uncover avenues for resolving the impasse.
The delegation’s scheduled meetings include Foreign Minister Sarah Beysolow Nyanti, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Chief Justice and the Supreme Court Bench, President Pro Tempore and Senate participants, and the Rule of Law Caucus.
Furthermore, the delegation plans to meet with Representative Richard Koon and Majority Bloc Representatives, besides as former Presidents Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and George Weah.
The ECOWAS intervention follows months of legislative paralysis due to the ongoing management dispute. Outdated mediation attempts had been unsuccessful, nonetheless with the involvement of Liberia’s judiciary and ECOWAS’ renewed efforts, there’s hope for a leap forward.
