Emmanuel K. Tokpah, contributing writerThe honoring of the two Liberian lawmakers followed the decision of the House of Representatives to unanimously pass a bill seeking to establish the National Commission for the Elderly in Liberia. Representative Koon drafted the bill, while Representative Tarponweh headed the Specialized Committee that properly scrutinized and submitted the bill before the House’s Plenary. We need to organize as a state to be morally responsible to institute measures to provide these services for our aging population”, Representative Tarponweh lamented. There is a need as a nation to ensure the need for older population. The Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights, Cllr.
