Monrovia- November 12, 2024: Senate Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence on Tuesday November 12, 2024 hosted Hon. Memounatou Ibrahima the Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament and delegation as guest in her Capitol Building office in Monrovia.

The meeting, amongst many things was an acquaintance and familiarization meeting of the Speaker team about the ongoing impasses or leadership crisis that has engulfed the House of Representatives.

On her delegation, the ECOWAS parliament Speaker has; members of parliament from Togo, The Gambia, Benin, Burkina Faso and Nigeria.

In Attendance were Senators in Leadership positions which include; Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe, Member of Liberia representatives to ECOWAS, Senator Alex Tyler, Member of the Liberian representatives to ECOWAS, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Nathaniel McGill, Chairman of the Senate committee on Education and Senator Prince Moye, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Way, Means, Finance and Budget.

Others include; Senator Momo Cyrus, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense and Security, Senator Dabah Varpilah Chair on the Senate committee on Health and Senator Thomas Yayah Nimely chairman of the Senate committee on Labor.

In a brief comment, the ECOWAS parliament Speaker, assured the Senate of her non-bias intervention and informed Senators that the ECOWAS interest in the matter is to ensure a stable governance process because according to her, ECOWAS is like a family or the human body where when one part is affected the entire body is sick.

“We are here to seek clarity and facilitate mediation. ECOWAS is like a family or the body when one part is sick the entire body is sick. We are here with no favoritism. We are not here to teach but we are here to help solve the issues.”

In response to the guest, Madam Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence assured the ECOWAS of the Senate cooperation where needed and informed her about the Senate’s intervention made to help solve the crisis.

“We are all concern about the impasse in the House of Representatives but we are separate houses govern by separate rules. We are concern but we are playing a more neutral role to ensure that the situation is resolved.”