Monrovia – On May 2 this year, the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is expected to begin hearing the land dispute case between the government of Liberia and the members of the Mandingo tribe of Ganta, Nimba County. Also, there was no court case/s anywhere claiming these Centuries-old owned properties of Mande’Nkoh people”. In 2006, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf set up an ad-hoc committee headed by former Internal Affairs Minister, Ambulai B. Johnson, to resolve the Nimba land disputes that many fear had the potential of plunging Liberia into crisis. They claimed the portion of the land in question was undecided before the Supreme Court of Liberia. Following the incident, the Mandingoes hailing from Ganta Nimba County issued a statement, calling on the Justice in Chambers of the Supreme Court to forward their case currently before him to the full bench for adjudication.

Source: Front Page Africa April 14, 2019 22:52 UTC