MONROVIA – Senate Pro-Tempore Albert Chie says the Senate’s leadership is holding discussion on the way forward in addressing concerns by citizens and foreign partners over recent decision to elect Senator Prince Johnson to the Senate leadership. The Senate Pro-Temp statement was in response to a question about whether the Senate was considering asking Senators Prince Johnson and Varney Sherman of Nimba and Grand Cape-Mount Counties, respectively, to recuse themselves from leadership positions due to immense pressure on the Senate. “We are concerned about retributive justice and because of that we will look into the TRC report holistically,” the Pro-Tempore said. Last Wednesday, the United States Embassy questioned the seriousness of the Liberian Senate following the election of former warlord Prince Johnson as the chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security. The U.S. Embassy: “Senator Johnson’s gross human rights violations during Liberia’s civil wars are well-documented; his continued efforts to protect himself from accountability, enrich his own coffers and sow division are also well known.
