By Taa Z Wongbe
” First, let’s be clear. I, Rep. Taa Zogbe Kartoe Wongbe, DID NOT sign any resolution to remove my colleague, Yekeh Kolubah.
Do I agree with his statement? No. I found it reckless and irresponsible, and I told him so directly. But do I believe the process and outcome were right, lawful, and in the spirit of good governance? NO!
I have been relatively quiet on national issues for a reason. After almost two and a half years at the House of Representatives, I have come to one clear conclusion about governance in Liberia today:
The President gets what the President wants.
If the President wants a lawmaker removed, that lawmaker is removed.
If the President wants a Speaker removed, the Speaker is removed.
If the President wants better leadership, that is what Liberia gets.
If the President wants someone imprisoned, it happens.
If the President wants institutions or companies reprimanded, it is done.
If the President wants development across Liberia, it will happen.
Whatever the President wants, the President gets.
So let us stop pretending.
The real question we must ask ourselves is this:
What is the role of the Legislature if it is reduced to a rubber stamp; existing only to legitimize and approve the will of the President? I think it’s hard times we revisit the Legislature. Perhaps we should look into dismantling the Legislature. We have become useless.
That is the hard truth many are afraid to confront.
Liberia, we must open our eyes.
As for me, my focus remains clear: to serve the people of District 9 with everything I have. That is my duty. That is my priority. And at the end of my term, together with my people, we will decide what comes next.
Period. End of story.
