The Executive Director of NAYMOTE, Eddie Jarwolo, has underscored the need for President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administration to write a new Constitution for Liberia.
Director Jarwolo stated that amending some provisions of the Liberian Constitution before 2029 elections will not help the process but writing new Constitution for the country in 2026 will go a long way in ensuring peace and stability during and after election.
The NAYMOTE boss made the assertion Wednesday at the Center for the Exchange of Intellectual Opinions (CEIO) on Carey Street in central Monrovia.
He noted that the 1986 Liberian Constitution cannot meet the challenges of the current realities of democratic governance, and amending provisions will not address the situation.
According to him, repeating decrees of the People Redemption Council (PRC) from the Constitution will not serve the current dispensation of democratic process in the 21st century.
Director Jarwolo maintained that initiating the writing of a new Constitution for Liberia now will ensure that all necessary provisions needed to reflect on current and future foreseeing events are taken into consideration.
He warned that if the process of writing a new constitution for Liberia cannot start now under the President Joseph N. Boakai administration, it is could be difficult to do anything with the Constitution when 2029 approaches.
He noted that it has been 40 years since the 1986 Constitution came into existence, and the dynamics of the democratic governance is changing rapidly according to global politics.
Director Jarwolo underscored that writing a new Liberian Constitution will go a long way in strengthening democratic tenets in Liberia.
