Liberia: House Controversially Passes Free Education Bill amid Dismay by Huge Segment of Lawmakers in Session
Liberia: House Controversially Passes Free Education Bill amid Dismay by Huge Segment of Lawmakers in Session
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Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to create a special education scheme to support deserving students attending public tertiary institutions across Liberia.
The House took the decision on Thursday following recommendations from its joint Committee on Education, Public Administration, and Ways Means and Finance and Development Planning contained in its report read in plenary.
The decision to accept all of the committee’s recommendations to pass the bill was prompted by a motion filed by Rep. Mathew Zarzar (District #3, Sinoe County) who moved that the second reading of the report should constitutes its third and final reading and that the recommendations should be endorsed in its entirety, and the bill should be passed. With the result at 13 in favor, nine against and three abstentions, Rep. Edward W. Karfia (District #5, Bong County), filed a motion, challenging the previous decision to pass the vote.