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Pres. Sirleaf to address a major press confab Monday |
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Written by Wellington Geevon Smith
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Sunday, 14 September 2008 |
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is expected to address a major press conference Monday.
According to Presidential Press Secretary, Cyrus Wleh-Badio, the President would mainly focus on key issues of national concerns.
Although Mr. Wleh-Badio did not elaborate, Star Radio gathered that President Sirleaf would address the controversial Population Threshold Act before the Legislature.
Credible sources also hinted Star Radio, the Chief Executive would also comment on the email corruption scandal, implicating the Presidency.
The alleged corruption communications were revealed by a United States-based online newspaper, Frontpage Africa.
The investigative report puts former Minister of State, Willis Knuckles in the center of the alleged illegal transactions, using the name of the President.
The government has been under pressure with some sectors of the society calling for an independent committee to investigate the scandal.
President Sirleaf has already named Dr. Edwood Dunn as head of an independent commission to probe the allegation.
Meanwhile, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has signed a proclamation, extending the 3rd Regular Session of the 52nd Legislature.
According to the proclamation, the Regular Session of the 52nd legislature is now extended from the September 15 to 26, 2008.
The Executive Mansion said the Proclamation is intended to afford the Legislature the opportunity to discuss or act upon matters of national concern.
The Liberian constitution sets the adjournment of the Legislature and all subsequent session no later than the 31st day of July of each year.
At the same time, the President also signed a Legislation, fixing a new day for the annual adjournment of the National Legislature.
According to the Act, the annual break of the National Legislature would commence not later than August 31 of each year, rather than the previously set July 31st adjournment.
The new adjournment Act was among several Legislations signed into law by President Sirleaf.
The other Legislations include an Act prohibiting the sale and use of tobacco products in public places.
The law also prohibits the sale and use of tobacco and tobacco products by persons under 18-years of age.
The Executive Mansion said an Act, ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty was also signed by the Liberian leader.
The Executive Mansion further said President Sirleaf signed into law an Act establishing Criminal Court ‘E’ of the first Judicial Circuit, Montserrado County.
The Criminal Court ‘E’ would have special exclusive jurisdiction over the crimes of rape, gang-rape, sodomy, corruption of minors and sexual abuse of wards.
President Sirleaf also signed an Act ratifying the UN Convention on the rights of Persons with disabilities in Liberia.
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