Published: April 20, 2026
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — A lawmaker whose name appeared on a widely circulated list of legislators who voted to expel Rep. Yekeh Kolubah says he never signed the resolution — a denial that strikes at the foundation of the House’s claim that it secured the two-thirds majority required to remove him.
Bomi County District 3 Rep. Sam P. Jallah told The Liberian Investigator he did not sign any document recommending Kolubah’s removal, directly contradicting claims that placed him among the 49 lawmakers said to have backed the expulsion.
“I did not sign any document carrying the resolution for his expulsion,” Jallah said. “If the proper process is followed in keeping with our rules and the Constitution, then we will act. But I have not affixed my signature to anything of that nature.”
The denial matters because the numbers are tight. Expelling a lawmaker from the 73-member House requires 49 votes — a two-thirds majority. If Jallah’s account is accurate, the House may not have reached that threshold, exposing the entire proceeding to legal challenge and raising the possibility that Kolubah’s removal was not constitutionally valid.
Jallah said he first learned his name was being associated with the resolution through radio reports and raised the issue during a hearing, only to be told by the committee chair that no such list existed.
“I heard my name being mentioned on the radio as part of those who had already signed,” he said. “When I raised that issue during the hearing, I was told by the committee chair that there was no such list.”
He added that he had been out of Monrovia in the days leading up to the controversy, traveling to his district and other engagements, and that no one contacted him or brought any document to him for signature.
“I was not in the city. No one called me, no one brought any document to me to sign,” he said.
Jallah also denied separate allegations, circulating within his district, that he received a financial inducement to support the expulsion. He challenged anyone making that claim to produce evidence.
While distancing himself from the resolution, Jallah stopped short of defending Kolubah outright. He acknowledged concerns about the former lawmaker’s conduct but said those concerns cannot substitute for proper procedure.
“The way he carries himself at times raises concerns,” Jallah said. “But due process must be respected. There must be investigation, findings, and a recommendation before any action is taken.”
The House has not formally responded to the discrepancy between its reported vote count and Jallah’s denial. Without an official and verifiable list of signatories, the legitimacy of the expulsion remains an open question — and one that is likely to find its way back to the Supreme Court, which had already issued a stay order directing the House to halt proceedings before the vote was taken.
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