Representative Michael M. Thomas’ meeting with his district’s community leaders to sample their views and work smoothly with his constituents in decision making was overwhelmed by the proposal to expel Representative Yekeh Kolubah from the House of Representatives.
During introductory remarks, Representative Thomas said his action to have the meeting with his community leaders and constituents is a culture the 55th Legislature cultivated for local leaders or constituents to have input in the decision-making of the district.
As they await a pending call from the Executive branch of government for an extra sitting, Representative Thomas said they will discuss a presidential transition bill, the issue of printing money, the decentralization of seaports, and punitive action against Montserrado County’s district #10 Representative, Yekek Kolubah, for reckless statements made on the border land conflict between Liberia and Guinea, among others.
The meeting, held in Soul Clinic community, over the weekend brought together 30 chairmen from a number of communities of the district, who praised Representative Thomas for the meeting, and outlined challenges their communities face, ranging from drug addicts terrorizing residents, rape, police officers requesting handout for service, lack of security, electricity, among others.
“To err is human, and to forgive is divine,” Representative Thomas said in the meeting. “The more you are criticized, the more you are built up.”
Mostly, majority of the leaders, including Elder Todd Dahn of Soul Clinic, Norvlin Town Community’s Chairman Edison Gbor, Sr., Chairman Patrick K. Baysay of Wearzon Community, and so on, urged Representative Michael Thomas to sign the resolution of expulsion of Representative Kolubah in their extra sitting.
They said it is not Representative Kolubah’s first time misbehaving, noting that the House of Representatives is an honorable area and not a place for grown-ups to always act reckless, despite public rebuke.
Representative Thomas embraced the various leaders’ inputs and pledged working in one accord and commitment.
Representative Kolubah’s matter being a grave one, the other items on the agenda were not profoundly discussed, as compared to his removal proposal.
Meanwhile, the body agreed that local leaders of the district meeting with Representative Thomas for decision making should be regular, selecting the last Saturday of every two months as a constant meeting time with their representative.
