Monrovia – On the official opening day of the Third Quarter of the Second Session of the 54th Legislature on Friday, Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon didn’t mince his phrases in reminding members of the Home to at all times stay respecters of the legal guidelines.
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
In a clarion name to his colleagues, the Home Speaker sounded a warning that mandates members of that august physique and all leaders to steer by instance by making certain that the very legal guidelines for which they function custodians, are protected always.
Amid fixed violation of primary legal guidelines and rules similar to the correct use of auto license plates, he urged members of the Home to hold the complete complement of their legislative license plates on their official automobiles.
‘As leaders, we should lead by instance. I due to this fact remind all colleagues to hold the complete complement of their legislative license plates on their official automobiles. This may increasingly appear small, nevertheless it speaks volumes about our respect for institutional order and helps keep away from pointless embarrassment with state safety operatives,’ urged Speaker Koon.
Equally, he referred to as on the committee reviewing the present Guidelines of the Home to behave swiftly and current the primary draft of its proposed revisions to plenary throughout the subsequent sitting.
These reforms, he maintained, are very important if the Legislature, particularly the Home, is to modernize its legislative procedures and align its inside processes with greatest practices.
He urged committee chairpersons and co-chairpersons to work collaboratively, noting that committees are the engine rooms of this Legislature.
Funds Listening to In Sight
Because the Home prepares to obtain the 2025 Calendar Funds for legislative scrutiny, the Home Speaker craved members of the Home to method the price range listening to course of with diligence and seriousness.
In doing so, he needs every committee member to make it a precedence to attend the hearings of entities underneath their oversight, indicating that that is the place lawmakers’ responsibility to the Liberian folks turns into most sensible by making certain that public funds are used for the general public good.
‘Honorable colleagues, the price range is not only a monetary doc, it’s a reflection of our values and priorities as a nation. As we deliberate this 12 months’s price range, I urge us to deal with key thematic areas that talk on to the day by day realities of our folks.”
Well being And Training
Speaker Koon on the opening ceremony made a passionate demand to members of the Home to contemplate an increment within the allocation to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital – the nation’s premier referral facility in order that its capability to ship high quality healthcare will not be compromised.
He asserted that the College of Liberia deserves full consideration of policymakers together with lawmakers.
Predicated upon this, he pressured the necessity for provision for the UL’s infrastructural growth and operational sustainability.
“Training is the best equalizer, and we should empower our subsequent technology with the instruments to steer.”
Aviation
The Roberts Worldwide Airport stays the gateway to the nation, therefore; Speaker Koon needs practical allocation of assets to enhance its security and safety by procuring fashionable navigation aids and important security tools.
“The world should see Liberia as open, secure, and prepared for enterprise; to call a number of. Past the price range, there are important payments and legislative actions that demand our speedy consideration.”
Elections Legislation
The Home Speaker additional urged the Committee on Elections to current its report back to plenary with out additional delay in order that we will make knowledgeable selections concerning the edge for constituency delineation according to the Structure, as a result of in line with him, the nation is already past the constitutionally set timeframe.
Formation of MRU Parliament
Probably the most excellent achievements underneath his watch as Speaker was the formation of the Mano River Union Parliament.
This course of, he disclosed, is nicely underway, and plans are being made for an official launch early subsequent 12 months in considered one of our sister nations.
The pinnacle of the Home defined that the quantity and names of members to symbolize Liberia on this sub-regional physique will quickly be shared with this Home.
“I commend our colleagues who’ve been a part of this formative course of for his or her diligence and dedication to regional cooperation.”
“Moreover, I urge all committees to expedite work on pending legislations which might be languishing in committee rooms. Allow us to act swiftly to make sure that important payments are handed for the advantage of our residents.”
A Name to The Senate
Speaker Koon additionally took time to name on members of the Liberian Senate for well timed motion on vital devices earlier than it, together with the Nationwide Outdated Of us Invoice and the Amended Incapacity Act; each very important for selling inclusive governance and defending the dignity of all Liberians.
Work Past Partisanship
Most significantly because the Legislature returns, the Home Speaker needs colleagues to work past partisanship, and as patriots.
“Allow us to debate vigorously, however respectfully. Allow us to disagree, however by no means be divided. Our collective actions in these chambers will outline the sort of nation we go away behind for the following technology. Collectively, allow us to be sure that when the curtain falls on this second session, the folks of Liberia will say with satisfaction that our Representatives stood for us, spoke for us, and served us nicely.”
Highlights Of The Second Quarter
The Speaker described the second quarter of its ongoing session as a interval of each challenges and progress, highlighting a number of milestones that mirror its dedication to nationwide renewal and institutional reform.
Among the many standout achievements of the 12 months is the continuing refurbishment of the principle chamber of the Home of Representatives — a challenge he described as “lengthy overdue” and symbolic of the Legislature’s renewal.
Speaker Koon recommended members of the Home for his or her collective efforts, noting the profitable passage of key legislative devices and strengthened coordination among the many Legislature, Govt, and Judiciary.
“This quarter was not with out its challenges, nevertheless it was additionally a interval of progress and reflection. We took vital steps to strengthen legislative oversight and deepen collaboration with our nationwide counterparts. For these collective strides, I say: nicely accomplished, Colleagues.”
Waiting for the third and closing quarter of the second session, lawmakers have been urged to take care of a spirit of unity, function, and patriotism because the chamber prepares for an intense interval of legislative exercise.
“This challenge will not be merely about optics,” the Speaker emphasised. “It’s a testomony to our dedication to revive dignity, order, and satisfaction to the folks’s Home. As soon as accomplished, it would stand as a logo of the trendy, purposeful, and accountable Legislature that we aspire to construct.”
