Liberia: Ruling CDC's Rep. J. Fonati Koffa's Election As Deputy Speaker Casts Light on the Opposition CPP's Weakness in the House

MONROVIA, Jan. 13 -- The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has edged out the opposition Collaborating Parties (CPP) following the emphatic victory of its chosen candidate in the election for Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

In the face of a pact by the opposition Collaborating Political Parties and the Like-minded Representatives of the 54th Legislature, the ruling party's candidate, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa defied the odds despite being from the ruling party along with the Speaker and from the Southeastern region along with the President, the Speaker and the President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, to become the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives through an overwhelming victory on Tuesday.

The vict...