-Supreme Court to Hear His Appeal Against The House’s Leadership
By Vaye Abel Lepolu
MONROVIA, Liberia — The Supreme Court of Liberia has scheduled October 22, 2026, to hear arguments in an appeal filed by Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah against the leadership of the House of Representatives.
According to a notice of assignment issued on October 14, the hearing is set for 11:00 a.m. during the Court’s October Term.
Named as appellees are Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon, Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah, the Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and others under their control. The notice directs all parties or their legal representatives to appear before the Court to present arguments.
The case brings the long-running dispute between Kolubah and the leadership of the 55th Legislature before the country’s highest judicial body. The hearing will be presided over by Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr., alongside Associate Justices Jamestta H. Wolokolie, Yussif D. Kaba, Ceaineh D. Clinton Johnson, and Boakai N. Kanneh.
The notice of assignment does not specify the precise legal issues raised by Kolubah or the relief he is seeking. The October 22 hearing is expected to give both parties an opportunity to present their legal positions before the Court determines its next course of action.
The appeal comes as Kolubah, a fierce critic of the ruling party, has publicly rejected any suggestion of reconciliation with President Joseph Boakai. Speaking at his Old Road headquarters on October 11, 2026 — one day after returning from Ghana — Kolubah declared he owes the President no apology and dismissed rumors that he had returned “on bended knees” to mend fences with the executive branch.
He distanced himself completely from statements previously made by his public relations team suggesting he was ready to set aside political animosities for national unity.
Swearing on his own family, Kolubah said he would remain steadfast in his opposition and insisted that Boakai owes him an apology. He described his April 2026 expulsion from the House of Representatives as a politically motivated directive engineered from the Executive Mansion.
The House voted to unseat Kolubah over his controversial statements regarding a border dispute with Guinea. He maintains he remains the lawful Representative of District #10, noting the Legislature has failed to report a formal vacancy to the National Elections Commission — leaving his constituency unrepresented rather than replaced.
Kolubah also used the briefing to reaffirm his intention to run for President of Liberia in the 2029 general elections, reiterating his campaign to rid the government of what he calls entrenched corruption.
He added a new ultimatum, criticizing the Boakai administration’s recent restrictions on motorbike riders. Kolubah demanded the government immediately lift the measures or refund the riders’ money, declaring he is willing to resign completely from public office if the administration meets those demands.
