Montserrado County District #12 Representative Jerry Kolubah Yogboh
By Pewu Y. Sumo
Monrovia – Montserrado County District #12 Representative Jerry Kolubah Yogboh has blamed the Legislative branch of the Liberian government for “failing the Liberian people” due to its failure to execute its oversight responsibilities.
Appearing on KEAR radio in Monrovia today, Rep. Yogboh attributed Liberia’s problems squarely to the Legislature.
“I want to be very frank to the Liberian people on this public media that our problem in this country is the National Legislature,” Rep. Yogboh said.
He lamented that the Legislature holds the solution to Liberia’s problems by effectively carrying out its three cardinal functions, with a specific emphasis on its oversight role.
“I will be very bold [to say] that we have failed the Liberian people when it comes to oversight. Until we can recover and be earnest to the Liberian people on how we provide oversight, our country is in trouble,” the Montserrado County lawmaker stated.
Rep. Yogboh said that while lawmakers may represent their constituents by engaging in their various districts, when they get to Capitol Hill for “national duty,” they are not fair and open to the Liberian people.
“We are being very lenient with our oversight responsibility; we have failed to keep the Executive in check as per our oversight responsibility. Until we can realize that as the Legislature, we have a serious problem on our hands.”
Speaking further on how Liberia’s problems can be addressed, the Montserrado lawmaker said, “Before you can solve the problem, you have to understand the problem. If we are to serve the Liberian people right and be able to solve the problems, you have to identify the problems,” Rep. Yogboh stressed.
“When leaders fail to take responsibility, then the organization is heading to destruction, and serving as a lawmaker, I think I should be very earnest to the Liberian people. We have three cardinal functions. We did not just go over there to make budgets or pass laws,” Rep. Yogboh asserted.
He also stressed the need for lawmakers to understand the impact of the laws they pass, emphasizing the need for a periodic or annual review of laws to determine if they are working and what impact they have on the Liberian people.
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