Monrovia, Oct. 30 -- The controversy surrounding Liberia's recent oil exploration agreements deepened on Wednesday when Sinoe County Senator Crayton O. Duncan threatened to file a lawsuit against the Government of Liberia if the National Legislature goes ahead to ratify the Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) recently signed with Atlas/Oranto Petroleum and TotalEnergies.

His warning followed strong objections raised a day earlier by former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and Nimba County lawmaker Musa Hassan Bility, who described the Atlas Oranto deal as corrupt, risky, and unfit for ratification.

Senator Duncan, who chairs the Senate Committee on Autonomous Commissions and Agencies, delivered his statement while speaking at a ceremony m...