By Wilmot Konah
Monrovia, Liberia: The Supreme Court of Liberia has reserved its ruling in a legal battle over the expulsion of Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah, following arguments over whether the House of Representatives was properly served with the Court’s writ of prohibition and stay order.
The Court’s Full Bench heard arguments on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in a Bill of Information filed by Kolubah, who is seeking to overturn his expulsion from the House of Representatives.
During the proceedings, Kolubah’s lawyers maintained that the House was properly served with the writ under Section 3.38 of Liberia’s Civil Procedure Law, which governs the service of court documents.
His legal team argued that the law requires summons served on a government subdivision or municipal corporation to be read and delivered to its chief executive officer, whom they identified as House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon.
However, when questioned by members of the Supreme Court Bench about whether Speaker Koon was personally served, Kolubah’s lawyers acknowledged that they did not witness the Court Marshal reading or directly delivering the writ to the Speaker, although they were present in his office when the Marshal arrived.
They informed the Court that the documents were ultimately delivered through the Speaker’s receptionist. In response, lawyers representing the House of Representatives urged the Supreme Court to declare Kolubah’s writ of prohibition void, arguing that the service process failed to comply with Sections 3.38(8) and 3.38(9) of the Civil Procedure Law.
The House’s legal team argued that Speaker Koon was present in his office at the Capitol Building but was not personally served with the court documents. “The law and procedures governing service were not followed,” counsel for the House argued, maintaining that the legal requirements for serving court documents must be respected.
Meanwhile, speaking to journalists at the Supreme Court, Kolubah insisted that he remains the legitimate representative of Montserrado County District #10. “I stand by everything I have said. I don’t owe nobody apologies. This case is not about me, it is about the country. My expectation is they will rule by law, not by Yekeh. I don’t want nobody to be in sympathy,” Kolubah said.
The case followed the dismissal of his Bill of Information by Justice in Chambers Yusuf Kaba in May. However, Representative James Kolleh, Chair of the House’s Committee on Rules, Orders and Administration, defended the House’s decision to expel Kolubah, maintaining that the Legislature acted within the confines of the Constitution and its rules. Kolleh insisted that the expulsion was legal and that Kolubah is now a former lawmaker.
After hearing arguments from both parties, the Supreme Court reserved its ruling and said it would deliver its opinion later.
