𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦, 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗥𝗢𝗔), 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗢𝗡. 𝗬𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗛 𝗬. 𝗞𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗕𝗔𝗛 𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗠 𝗕𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗡. 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗢 𝗞. 𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗕𝗔𝗛, 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 #𝟯, 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬, 𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟.

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧
Honorable Speaker, Honorable Deputy Speaker, and Distinguished Members of the Honorable House of Representatives:
The Committee on Rules, Order and Administration (ROA), respectfully presents its report on the complaints filed against Honorable Yekeh Y. Kolubah, Representative of Electoral District #10, Montserrado County, by Honorable Sumo K. Mulbah, Representative of Electoral District #3, Montserrado County, and others, on April 9, 2026, and the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, Hon. Gregory O.W Coleman.

Hon. Mulbah’s complaint seeks the expulsion of Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah from the Honorable House of Representatives, on allegations of misconduct in office, violation of his oath of office, violation of the House’s Rules and Procedures, and consistently bringing the House in particular and the Legislature in general into public disrepute. There were also concerns about national security, public safety, and national stability from the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police.

This matter was formally referred to the Committee on Rules, Order and Administration (ROA), on April 9, 2026, during the 2026 First Extraordinary Session of the Honorable House of Representatives, with a mandate to review, analyze, deliberate, and provide recommendations for appropriate legislative actions within ten (10) days.

To do due diligence to said matter, and in fulfillment of its mandate, the Committee officially mandated the Acting Chief Clerk of the House to communicate with the parties, including Hon. Sumo K. Mulbah and Inspector General Gregory O.W. Coleman and the respondent, Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah, on April 9, 2026, inviting them to appear before the Committee on April 13, 2026, in the First-floor Conference Room of the House of Representatives, at 10:00 AM for proceeding and further deliberations.

On April 9, 2026, a communication was served on Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah, which he duly received to appear before the Committee on Monday, April 13, 2026, to face his accusers, Hon. Sumo K. Mulbah and Inspector General Coleman.

A. The Committee met on April 13, 2026, in the First-floor Conference Room, of the House of Representatives. During the hearing, Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah submitted a written communication to the Committee, requesting a five-day excuse to enable him to adequately inform and consult with his legal counsels, in preparation for the proceedings.

Following the receipt of the complaints and subsequent communications to all the parties, the Committee observed the following:

1. That a formal complaint was duly filed by Hon. Sumo K. Mulbah and the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, alleging gross misconduct, constant violations of the Houses’ Rules and Procedures, among others, against Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah.
2. That both the complainants and the respondent were duly notified to appear before the Committee on April 13, 2026, to present their respective positions on the matter.
3. That the respondent, Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah, formally requested a five-day postponement to enable him to secure and consult with his legal counsels.
4. That the Committee acknowledged the importance of due process, fairness, and the constitutional rights of the respondent to adequate and fair representation and thus granted Hon. Kolubah two additional business days.

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚
The Committee carefully reviewed the complaints. In doing so, the Committee took into consideration the principles of justice, particularly the right to a fair hearing. Following this, the below decisions were taken:

1. The request submitted by Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah for additional time to engage his legal counsels is consistent with established legislative and legal practices that guarantee every accused individual the opportunity to adequately prepare a defense.
2. The Committee further noted that proceeding in the respondent’s absence or denying him a reasonable time to prepare could undermine the credibility, transparency, and fairness of the investigative process.
3. That the Committee dropped the complaint filed by the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, because he is a member of the Ministry of Justice and could possibly be involved into future prosecution.
4. At the same time, the Committee disregarded the complaint of the complainant of District 10, because he wrote as an individual, instead of a complainant of District 10. In the mind of the committee, such compliant should have be done in a form of a class action.

During the course of the hearing, on April 15, 2026, in the First-floor Conference Room at 10:00 AM, Hon. Kolubah appeared along with his legal team and during the inquiry, the legal team of Hon. Kolubah requested the Committee to allow them to speak on their client’s behalf and made a submission requesting additional five business days with the following to be provided them:

1. Statement (audio, video or written) attributed to our client;
2. Official position of the Government of the Republic of Liberia as referenced in your citation;
3. The “celebration and dissemination” of the statement by the Guinean authorities as referenced in your citation;
4. The House’ Rules governing those proceedings.
   The Committee rejected their request and informed Hon. Kolubah that it is the procedural of the House for members to speak for themselves and be guided by their lawyers, to ensure that their fundamental rights are protected and in advising the client on what to say and what not to say. And, because the hearing was quasi-judicial in nature, and intended to satisfy the constitutional guarantees of due process, the strict application of the rules of evidence as observed in judicial forums, ought not to be imposed.
   Based on this, Hon. Kolubah’s counsels insisted for their requests to be honored. Said argument led to the Chair calling for 30-minutes recess and after their return form their recess, the Committee unanimously voted to object their requests and proceed with the hearing.

At this point, the complainant was accorded the stage to present his case. During the presentation of his case, the counsels voluntarily walked out of the hearing and later followed by Hon. Yekeh Kolubah. The complainant presented his case along with pieces of evidence. These pieces of evidence were testified to, identified, marked and admitted in the records of the hearing.

Following the presentation of the complainant and admission of the evidence, the witness was cross-examined by Committee members and other members of the House of Representatives regarding his case. During the hearing the complainant further convinced Committee members of the various counts of the House’ Rules and Procedural violated by the accused (Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah).

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
Distinguished Colleagues, the House of Representatives has the right to expel any of its members for cause; and such action is supported by law and precedence in this jurisdiction.
In terms of precedence, past history of the House of Senate of the Legislature of the Republic of Liberia, revealed that on October 23, 1998, the Liberian Senate passed a resolution to expel Senator Sampson Bedell Fahn, Il from the Senate. The action took place during the leadership of the late Senate Pro Tempore, Charles W. Brumskine.

The House of Senate accused Hon. Bedell Fahn of engaging in gross misconduct considered by the Senate as desecrating the sanctity of the Liberian Senate and refusing to appear before a Senate Committee after being cited.

In terms of the constitutional backing, Article 38 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia states “Each House shall adopt its own rules of procedures, enforce order and with the concurrence of two-thirds of the entire membership, may expel a member for cause…. “All rules adopted by the Legislature shall conform to the requirements of due process of law laid down in this Constitution.

Distinguished Colleagues, if the Senate could expel a member for refusing to attend a committee investigative hearing, what more about Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah who walked out of the Committee and continue to make denigrating statements against the House and other public officials? Hon. Kolubah’s consistent inimical posturing against the House and other public officials require decisive action because he continues to recklessly desecrate the sanctity, prestige, dignity and authority of the House of Representatives. This will be a fair and just action to deter any lawmaker from indulging into similar gross misconduct.

The precedence and constitutional quotation above give us the authority and right to expel any of our member caught in violation of our standing rules and procedurals.

In consideration of the above, the Committee is requesting Plenary to impose the most decisive and appropriate disciplinary measures available under our Rules and Procedures and the Constitution of the Republic of Liberia. This action is necessary to uphold the dignity, integrity, and authority of the Legislature. This action is very proper and necessary based on the following citations of the Rules and Procedures of the House to wit:
Rule 11: “Each member of the House of Representatives before taking his/her seat, shall take an oath or affirmation to uphold and defend the Constitution and the Laws of the Republic of Liberia as well as to faithfully discharge the duties and functions of the office as a member of the House of Representatives.

The oath shall be taken from the Constitution of the Republic of Liberia and shall read thus: “I, (state name), do solemnly swear that I will support, uphold, protect and defend the Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Liberia and bear true faith and allegiance to the Republic and will faithfully, conscientiously and impartially discharge the duties and functions of the office of the Honorable House of Representatives, to the best of my ability.
SO HELP ME GOD.” After the oath has been duly administered, the Speaker shall order the Chief Clerk to call the roll for the official start of duty”

Rule 42.1: “Every member shall, at any place, keep the prestige and dignity of the House and refrain from undesirable acts”.
The actions of Hon. Kolubah violates his oath of office, particularly the potion that says “…uphold, protect and defend the Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Liberia and bear true faith and allegiance to the Republic…”, keeping the prestige and dignity of the house, constant undesirable acts, constantly bringing the house to public disrepute and other conduct unbecoming of a legislator.

Honorable Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Distinguished Colleagues, the Committee reaffirms its unwavering commitment to a process that is fair, transparent, and impartial, in strict adherence to the Standing Rules of the Honorable House of Representatives and the Republic of Liberia.

𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
Hon. Speaker, Hon. Deputy Speaker and distinguished Colleagues, the Committee on Rules, Order and Administration is pleased to submit the following recommendations for the firm consideration of the Honorable House of Representatives:

5. In view of the foregoing the Committee on Rules, Order, and Administration unequivocally recommends the expulsion of Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah of District 10, Montserrado County for gross misconduct and consistent violation of the Houses’ Rules and Procedures based on Rule 9.2 which states “A member may be expelled from the House for cause by a resolution of a two-thirds majority of the members of the House”, and Rule 48.1 which reads “The House shall take disciplinary measures against any member who violates or fails to comply with the House ethics and procedure specified in this rule”.
6. That following his expulsion, Hon. Yekeh Y. Kolubah should be turned over to the Ministry of Justice for prosecution base on his statement made against the Republic on the border dispute between Guinea and Liberia.

Respectfully submitted.
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦, 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Signature
Hon. James M. Kolleh
Chairman

Hon. Alexander Poure
Co-Chairman

Hon. Robert F. Womba
Member

Hon. Nathaniel N. Bahway, Sr.
Member

Hon. Mustapha Warity
Member

Hon. Manah B. Johnson
Member

Hon. Samson Q. Wiah
Member