Montserrado County’s district #8 Representative, Acarous Gray, has failed to pursue his motion for reconsideration in order to not have Representative Yekeh Kolubah suspended.
Before the House of Representatives took its Easter break, twenty four lawmakers voted for the suspension of Montserrado County’s district #10 Representative, Yekeh Y. Kolubah, for consistently insulting the Office of the President.
It can be recalled that since 2018 Representative Kolubah has been deliberately abusing the President and members of the Executive.
Speaking in plenary on March 25, 2021, Nimba County’s district #5 Representative, Samuel G. Kogar, noted that the suspension of Representative Kolubah is long overdue because this is the third letter of complaint against the lawmaker.
According to rule 48.7 of the House’s Standing Rules, “The House may, according to the circumstances and degree of breach, take the following measures: give an oral warning; give written warning; suspend a member for not more than 30 days of meeting; stop the payment of salary and allowances over him/her for the days of suspension as the case maybe.”
The suspension of the Representative Kolubah comes in the wake of a communication from Representative Thomas P. Fallah, bringing to the attention of the House of Representatives to his direct and deliberate egregious behavior consistently exhibited against the Presidency on a daily basis.
Speaking in plenary yesterday, Representative Johnson Gwaikolo intimated that the chamber of the House of Representatives is a sacred place and, as such, members of the House of Representatives should conduct themselves in a form and manner by which they will be respected.
When Representative Kolubah was given the floor to speak on his constant insult of the presidency, he said he does not have anything to say.
However, due to the failure of Representative Gray to further pursue his motion for reconsideration, the suspension of Representative Kolubah was re-enforced, and the final decision to suspend him for 30 meeting days met.