CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has threatened to shut down the House of Representatives if the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning does not disburse budgeted benefits to its members. And if we cannot come to a resolution soon, we will shut this House of Representatives down,” Speaker Koffa warned. Speaker Koffa has faced increasing pressure from his colleagues, who blame him for not pushing the Ministry of Finance to release the funds necessary to support their legislative duties. Speaker Koffa expressed his astonishment at the Ministry’s actions, especially given the LRA Commissioner General’s announcement that the agency is surpassing its revenue targets. LRA overperformingIn his presentation, LRA Commissioner General Jallah stated that out of the total approved budget of US$738,860,000, US$316,449,000, or 43 percent, has been collected.
