Published: October 9, 2026
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — Lawmakers demanding answers from Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah on 12 allegations over the administration and finances of the House of Representatives are threatening to stay out of plenary as the House reopens Friday, a boycott that would test whether the leadership can hold a quorum on the first day back from recess.
The lawmakers, who operate as the Reformists Movement, were preparing to hold a separate gathering Friday morning instead of joining the session, according to sources familiar with the group’s plans.
The standoff comes a day before a seven-day window Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung gave the two sides to settle their differences expires, sources said. The deadline runs out Saturday with no sign of a breakthrough.
The Reformists took their complaints about the House leadership and its financial management to Koung at a meeting last week, according to sources familiar with the meeting. Koung told the lawmakers he would present their concerns to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai when Boakai returned from the U.N. General Assembly, the sources said. Boakai has since returned, but the dispute remains unresolved.
Sources identified the following lawmakers as part of the group: Jeremiah G. Sokan Sr. of Grand Gedeh County District 1, Prince Koinah of Bong County District 1, Anthony F. Williams of Maryland County District 2, Emmanuel Dahn of Montserrado County District 7, Nathaniel Bahway of Grand Kru County District 1, Clarence G. Banks of Grand Bassa County District 2, Isaac G. Bannie of Grand Bassa County District 1 and Mohammed Dossii of Grand Cape Mount County District 2.
Koon returned from Guinea on Thursday. Sources said he has been reaching out to members to rally support and ease the tension, but the Reformists have held their position.
Koon also opened a new chat group for lawmakers Thursday night, The Liberian Investigator has learned. Its purpose and membership could not be independently verified.
At the Capitol on Friday morning, the flags of Liberia’s 15 counties, scheduled to be hoisted at 8 a.m. as part of the traditional opening ceremony, had not been raised as of 11 a.m.
It remains unclear whether the Reformists will take their seats Friday or hold their separate meeting.
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