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Justices of Supreme Court Snub SONA

Monrovia, Liberia–In an unexpected turn of events, all members of the Supreme Court of Liberia were nowhere to be found around President Joseph Boakai’s second State of the Nation Address on Monday afternoon, raising eyebrows and speculations across the country.

Where were the Justices of the Supreme Court? Did their absence mean they don’t recognize Nagbe Koon as Speaker?

The seats of the Supreme Court’s Justices remained empty before, during, and after the program.

The Executive Mansion, on Sunday, January 26,2025, announced the official protocol for the event, requesting that guests, dignitaries, and members of both the Legislature and Judiciary be seated by 3:45 PM, ahead of the President’s 4:00 PM address.

However, when the clock struck 3:50PM, no justices of the Supreme Court were present, raising public concerns.

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court Director of Press and Public Affairs Cllr. Darryl Ambrose Mah released a statement clarifying that Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh was unable to attend the president’s SONA due to her participation in the Annual High-Level Meeting of Chief Justices and Presidents of Supreme and Constitutional Courts from Africa and the Middle East in Cairo, Egypt.

Despite this explanation, the vacant seats of other justices has sparked significant speculation.

Many political pundits believe it could be a deliberate move of the high Court to distance the judiciary from the leadership of Rep. Richard Koon, who was controversially elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives and presiding over the SONA.

The ongoing leadership dispute within the House of Representatives, coupled with the Supreme Court’s contentious ruling on the matter, has led critics to suggest that the justices’ absence could reflect their disapproval of Koon’s leadership.

As tension continues to rise over the power struggle in the House of Representatives, the justices’ no-show at such a major and historic national event has only added to the growing political intrigue surrounding Liberia’s current political landscape.

G. Watson Richards
G. Watson Richards
G. Watson Richards is an investigative journalist with long years of experience in judicial reporting. He is a trained fact-checker who is poised to obtain a Bachelor’s degree from the United Methodist University (UMU)

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