Monrovia, April 2 -- The Avant-garde Progressive Students Alliance (PROSA) at the University of Liberia have vehemently condemned what they described as an act of bribery by President Joseph Boakai. The statement, released from the office of Chairman Richardson J. Korboi, accused the President of attempting to manipulate the political landscape by offering monetary incentives to lawmakers for the removal of the current Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Citing Representative Yekeh Kolubah as a whistleblower, PROSA alleged that President Boakai, through the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, issued a check of $4,500 USD to a group of Representatives to facilitate the ousting of the Speaker. "This action is not only criminal...