-STAND Chairman Reacts To Koffa’s Resignation
By Jerromie S. Walters
Monrovia, Liberia – Mulbah K. Morlu, former Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and current Chairman of the advocacy group STAND, has condemned the resignation of House Speaker Koffa as an “orchestrated coup” financed by President Joseph Boakai. In a fiery statement released today, Morlu declared that the Liberian people will resist what he called an “assault on democracy” through a nationwide protest on July 17.
“Speaker Koffa’s resignation is no resignation; it’s a coup fully financed by Boakai, and the people will fight back!” Morlu asserted. He warned that the upcoming demonstrations would unleash a “tidal wave of unstoppable, peaceful defiance” against the Boakai administration, which he accused of eroding democratic norms.
Liberia’s 55th National Legislature
Speaker J. Fonati Koffa confirmed his resignation from his position mid Monday, May 12, 2025, at a press conference held at Murex Plaza in Sinkor, Liberia. His resignation comes following months of leadership dispute within the Hoise of Representatives after majority members of the House insisted that they had lost confidence in him.
The House crisis began on October 17, 2024, when a group of lawmakers initiated moves to remove Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa over several allegations. The situation escalated on November 21, 2024, with the controversial election of Richard Nagbe Koon as Speaker. Koffa’s supporters rejected the outcome, labeling it as fraudulent and unconstitutional.
Mid Wednesday, Liberia’s Supreme Court declared all actions taken by the majority bloc of the House of Representatives unconstitutional if conducted without the elected Speaker presiding—unless the Speaker is formally absent or incapacitated.
In his statement Monday, Morlu claimed that President Boakai’s alleged interference in legislative affairs was a “temporary and suicidal victory over the rule of law.” He predicted that the president’s actions would “drain him of every ounce of legitimacy until he’s crawling to resign.”
The outspoken critic likened Boakai’s leadership aspirations to “dictatorship dreams,” vowing that Liberia’s democracy would never submit to what he described as a “weak and wicked elder craving to be Kim Jong Un.”
“Liberia is no North Korea!” Morlu declared, rallying citizens under the hashtags #WeThePeople, #WeWillRise, #NonviolentResistance, and #EnoughIsEnough.
The upcoming July 17 protest is poised to test the administration’s tolerance for dissent, as Morlu and allied groups demand accountability and respect for constitutional governance.
