Maryland County Senator, Gbleh-bo Brown, has urged all immediate former senators to turn over their official license plates to the Liberian Senate through the Secretary of the Senate to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.
Senator Brown, who now serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, Order and Administration, made the urgent call to unelected senators Tuesday, January 16, 2024 in plenary during the 1st day sitting of the 1st session of the 55th National Legislature.
He emphasized that, procedurally, the Senate Secretary, Nanborlor Singbeh, should ensure that those former lawmakers comply in order to give space to the new senators to properly execute their legislative functions freely across the country.
“The issue of license plates is key because Monday, January 22, 2024 is going to be a state occasion [day set for inauguration] here at the Capitol, so it is important that, especially the new senators, have their official license plates so that when they’re coming to the Capitol they will not be unnecessarily disturbed by state security,” he said.
The Maryland County Senator noted that some of the defeated senators may still have in their possession their official plates assigned to them at the time of their service, and there is a need to do the needful for their new colleagues.
At the same time, Senator Gbleh-bo Brown has lauded members of the Liberian Senate for entrusting him with the Committee on Rules, Order and Administration as Chair.
The former Chair on the Senate Committee on Internal Affairs, Reconciliation and Governance, a committee now chaired by Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson, also vowed to serve his legislative colleagues wholeheartedly for a conducive environment.
He also informed the newly elected senators that his Committee, in close consultation with the President Pro-Tempore, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, is working tirelessly to settle the issue of senators who have not received their official office.