MONROVIA – The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has radically responded to President Joseph Boakai’s statement reacting to recently Supreme Court decision in the Bill of Information suit brought against the so-called majority bloc of the House of Representatives where the Court upheld Speaker Fonati Koffa’s legitimacy on the job and rendered ultra vires and unconstitutional of the rule of the majority bloc.
In a statement, the CMC said: “Late this evening, the President of the Republic addressed the nation in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Bill of Information filed by Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and other members of the House of Representatives. While acknowledging the Court’s decision, the President astonishingly chose to disregard it, introducing a fictitious and unconstitutional concept he termed a “Constitutional Quorum.” President Boakai, reacting to the Court, said his government would work with the majority bloc nevertheless.”
The CMC said the President’s move is not just a deviation from legal and democratic norms, but a deliberate act of defiance against the highest court in the land”, adding that there is no provision in the Liberian Constitution that grants the President the authority to redefine judicial rulings or to create new constitutional interpretations to justify political expediency.
“This moment is grave,” said the CMC. “Liberia stands at a crossroads between constitutional order and creeping authoritarianism.”
The party described the President’s actions an affront to the doctrine of separation of powers, a betrayal of the oath he swore to uphold, and a dangerous signal to those who believe in the supremacy of law over men.
“The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) condemns this behavior in the strongest possible terms,” it said, reminding the President that he is not above the law.
“[The President’s] primary duty is to uphold, defend, and abide by the Constitution—not to subvert it when it becomes inconvenient,” said the CMC, which has called on on all well-meaning Liberians, civil society organizations, religious and traditional leaders, political stakeholders, and our international partners to reject this dangerous posture and urge the President to respect the Supreme Court’s ruling and recognize the authority of the Speaker as duly affirmed by the Court.
“We are indeed in a trying time,” the young political party lamented further. “But the resolve of the Liberian people is firm.”
According to the CMC, it would not waver in its commitment to democratic governance and constitutional order. We will not allow anyone—no matter their title or status—to plunge this country into chaos or lawlessness.
“We are watching. And we stand with the Constitution,” the statement concluded.
CMC’s Political Leader:
In a separate reaction posted on his social media handle, the political leader of the CMC, Hassan Musa Bility, said the decision by the Honorable Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia to reject the unlawful and unconstitutional dealership of the so-called majority bloc is not just a legal victory; it is also a national redemption.
“This landmark ruling brings immense relief to our battered constitution and breathes new life into our democratic order,” said Bility, who is also Nimba County District #7 Representative. “Today, we celebrate a moment where law triumphed over lawlessness, and principle stood above partisanship.”
He commended the Justices of the Supreme Court for their courage, clarity, and commitment to upholding the Constitution, stressing that the ruling would be remembered as a defining moment in Liberia’s democratic journey: a moment when the judiciary refused to be swayed by political pressure and reaffirmed its role as the guardian of the country’s democracy.
The CMC leader thanked the Liberian people, civil society actors, and all those in government and opposition who stood firmly on the side of the law.
“Your voices, your courage, and your unwavering belief in the supremacy of the Constitution have brought us to this turning point. Liberia is better because of you,” he said. “However, we are gravely concerned by the actions and utterances of certain junior government officials who, in defiance of decency and decorum, have chosen to denigrate the Court and disparage its decision. This behavior is not only reckless and disrespectful — it is a direct assault on our constitutional order and must not be tolerated in a functioning democracy.”
Bility called on the President of Liberia, as the Chief Executive and custodian of the Constitution, to act decisively, for he said the president’s solemn now is duty to ensure that the ruling of the Supreme Court is enforced without delay and without compromise.
“This is not a partisan issue — it is a constitutional imperative. Any attempt to subvert or ignore this decision will plunge our democracy into deeper crisis,” he said.
Speaking to the members of the majority bloc, against whom the Supreme Court ruled, Bility said: “The Supreme Court has spoken. The Constitution has been vindicated. It is now time to return to reason, to abandon the path of obstruction, and to rejoin the Legislature in service of the Liberian people. The country is watching.”
He said the people are tired, and history would not be kind to those who placed ego above country, or ambition above the law.
“Let this ruling mark the beginning of a new chapter — one of respect for law, unity in purpose, and recommitment to the democratic ideals that bind us as a people,” he said, and added. “Liberia must and will move forward.”
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