…As Its Status Hangs In Balance
MONROVIA-Judge George W. Smith’s eviction ruling against the interest of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) regarding its Headquarters is said to have left the former ruling party in a life-support state as it grapples with the next course of action including running to the Supreme Court of Liberia.
What happens from what it intends to do becomes its remaining oxygen to keep alive the dream of maintaining the iconic facility which many believe represents the party’s existence.
Judge Smith of the Sixth Judicial Civil Law Court Monday ordered the eviction of the CDC from the property belonging to the intestate estate of the late Martha Stubblefield Bernard.
He directed the court clerk to issue a writ for the eviction to be carried out by the sheriff and the Liberia National Police.
However, lawyers representing the CDC have announced their intention to appeal to the Supreme Court during its October Term, though the appeal does not halt the enforcement of the court’s judgment, as stipulated by Section 62.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Law.
On Friday, Judge Smith denied a separate motion from CDC lawyers that sought to compel the estate to sell the property, stating that there were no legal grounds to support such a sale.
This judgment reaffirms a ruling made by the Supreme Court in 2016, which awarded ownership of the land to the Barnards’ estate, represented by Administrator Ebrima Varney Dempster.
Alphonso Toweh
Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters
He holds first MA with honors in International Relations and a candidate for second master in International Peace studies and Conflict Resolution from the University of Liberia.
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Alphonso Toweh
Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters
He holds first MA with honors in International Relations and a candidate for second master in International Peace studies and Conflict Resolution from the University of Liberia.
