Liberia-Representative Marvin Cole of Bong County 3rd District has parted company with the National Patriotic Party (NPP) having apparently felt betrayed amid the ongoing leadership saga at the House of Representatives to which he is huge party.
Liberia-Representative Marvin Cole of Bong County 3rd District has parted company with the National Patriotic Party (NPP) having apparently felt betrayed amid the ongoing leadership saga at the House of Representatives to which he is huge party.
Cole said he told the decision following intensive consultations with his family, friends, political partners, and religious leaders.
Besides feeling apparently betrayed, Representative Cole tied his resignation from the NPP to discontent with the leadership of the party as well as alleged violation of the constitution.
He claimed that NPP chairman, George Mulbah and other party hierarchies of endorsing his suspension by the Majority Bloc in the House leadership saga.
His resignation is contained in a formal communication to the party’s standard-bearer, Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, who happens to be former vice president of Liberia in the erstwhile George Weah government.
Rep. Cole, in his communication, decried what he termed his “illegal suspension” and the lack of due process in addressing grievances, while claiming that NPP National Chairman George Sylvester Mulbah and key party executives endorsed his suspension along with other members of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) by the Majority Bloc of the House of Representatives without affording him the opportunity to defend himself, as stipulated by the party’s constitution.
He also accused the current leadership headed by Chairman Mulbah of failing to uphold the principles of the rule of law and the party’s constitution.
Rep. Cole stated in his letter, “I took this stance to simply protect the rule of law as it relates to the ongoing legislative impasse, which has led to my undemocratic and unconstitutional suspension, even against the rules of the honorable House of Representatives.”
The lawmaker recounted his enduring association with the NPP as far back as 1997 – the year the party was swept to power following special representation election, and even acknowledged the party’s support over the years, including his two successful campaigns for the legislative seat under its banner.
Reciting the NPP’s motto “Above all else, the people,” Rep. Cole reiterated his commitment to the interests of his constituents and the nation.
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