For Snowe's Impeachment, Several "TownHall" Meetings underway

The much-talked about impeachment proceeding agisnt the Speaker of the Liberian lawmakers is said to be gaining more heats in the city, as several political groups are meeting daily on how the issue can be settled.

Attempts by some lawmakers to unseat the Speaker of the National Legislature, Hon. Edwin Snowe, seem to be turning into real drama as the exercise to remove the youthful Speaker has been characterized by dollar politics with, US$5,000 each reportedly been distributed as inducement for those signing the resolution to remove the Speaker. Interestingly, one of the two lawmakers who publicly disclosed that three of their colleagues, Representatives Elijah Sieh, Edward Forh and Alex Tyler have presented them an envelop containing US$5,000 as an inducement to join the campaign to remove Speaker Snowe, Margibi County Representative Hon. Richard Saah Gbollie has in less than twenty four hours make a U-turn, and that he is now calling for the resignation of Speaker Snowe. Representative Saah Gbollie and Samuel Bondo of Bong County have earlier expressed concern about the source of the money and argued that they both accepted the envelops as an evidence but warned that the implementation off such would undermine the peace and stability of the Liberian state. To the dismay of many, the former Deputy Police Director for Operations Hon. R. Saah Gbollie has surfaced in the group plotting to remove Speaker Snowe. The removal of Speaker Snowe is said to be a money making venture by some lawmakers who are reported to have intensified secret meetings aimed at ensuring that two-third majority signs the resolution to unseat Snowe. The accused Lawmakers, (Forh, Sieh and Tyler) have since denied issuing envelops or money as inducement for their colleagues to join the struggle to remove Speaker Snowe, but have admitted holding secret meetings aimed at removing the Speaker from office. Another lawmaker Grand Kru County Representative Hon. Wisseh Blamo Nelson hosted a news conference expressed his neutrality in Speaker Snowe impeachment saga. He said he was a peace maker and a neutral man who did not want to see the Legislature in disarray but later said he would join the struggle to unseat the Speaker if he actually carried a Lebanese national in Qatar as representative of the Liberian government. He accused the Speaker of violating the constitution by carrying a non Liberian as a parliamentarian but maintained that he would support anything that is right even if it requires to the replacement of the Speaker. Hon. Blamo who chairs the House Committee on Peace and Reconciliation also said he had been holding meetings with colleagues to discuss the matter.