Africa-Press – Liberia. President George Weah has issued a proclamation calling on the 54th Legislature to extend its 6th regular session for a period of one week beginning July 21 – 28, to discuss or act upon matters of national emergency and concern.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the proclamation mentioned that Article 32(b) of the country’s constitution provides that the President shall, on his own initiative or upon receipt of a certificate signed by at least one-fourth of the total membership of each House, and by proclamation, extend a regular session of the beyond the date for adjournment or call a special or extraordinary session of that body to discuss or act upon matters of national emergency and concern.
The 6th session shall adjourn on Friday, the 21st day of July 2023 in accordance with the aforementioned. The Proclamation stated that in accordance with the aforementioned Article 32 (b) of the Constitution signed by at least one-fourth of the total membership of each House has been laid before the President on July 24, for the extension of the session of the 54th Legislature for a period of one (1) week.
The week is expected to begin on July 21 – 28, to allow the Legislature the opportunity to discuss and act upon several legislation of time-sensitive nature and others centered on national development, integrity, transparency, and accountability.
An Act to repeal An Act to Amend Section 1 of An Act fixing the Day for the Annual Adjournment of the Legislature and to establish in lieu thereto An Act Setting the calendar of Adjournment for the Legislature, provides at Section 2 Second Adjournment (Second Constituency visit/break), that the Second Constituency visit/break of the Legislature shall commence not later than the third Friday of July of each year and end on the second Friday of October of each year.
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