Monrovia – Latest remarks by famend Muslim cleric, Imam Ali Krayee, branding the Liberian Legislature as a “legal responsibility to the nation,” have sparked outrage amongst lawmakers—significantly members of the Home of Representatives.
Throughout the thirtieth Anniversary and Normal Meeting of the Nationwide Imam Council of Liberia, Imam Krayee, in a strongly worded speech, described members of the fifty fifth Legislature as a “nationwide tragedy and legal responsibility.”
The cleric accused lawmakers of incomes exorbitant salaries whereas failing to ship significant outcomes, whilst bizarre Liberians proceed to grapple with poverty.
“They’re being paid 1000’s of {dollars} for doing nothing, whereas bizarre Liberians languish in poverty,” Imam Krayee mentioned.
In response, Sinoe County District #1 Consultant, Thomas Romeo Quioh, has taken sturdy exception to the cleric’s feedback. In a proper communication to the Plenary—the very best decision-making physique of the Home—Rep. Quioh introduced the matter to the eye of his colleagues.
As a way of safeguarding the repute of the Home of Representatives and, by extension, the fifty fifth Legislature, Rep. Quioh known as on his colleagues to demand a public apology from Imam Krayee.
He argued that the assertion was not solely demeaning, but additionally “disrespectful and inflammatory,” stating that it undermines the integrity of the Legislature and has the potential to blackmail members and erode public belief.
“The feedback made by Imam Krayee are deeply disrespectful and damaging to the repute of this honorable physique. We should not enable such inflammatory rhetoric to go unchallenged or unnoticed,” Rep. Quioh mentioned as he was granted the ground to elaborate on his criticism.
Following the studying of Rep. Quioh’s communication, a movement was handed for the matter to be forwarded to the Home’s management for additional consideration and acceptable motion.
