Legislators Seek US$1.8million to renovate Joint Chamber

as citizens decry neglect The joint chamber of the liberian national legislature that was burnt in the second week of November 2024 could become a prioty for renovation during the execution of the 2024/2025 fiscal year. At least the law makers are now utilizing the Monrovia City Hall located 4 blocks from the state capitol to conduct joint sections due the fire disaster. About US$1.8million has been proposed ensure the renovation is carried out in the soonest possiblle time. This proposal has come under criticism from the locals who believe that the destruction of the capitol building joint chamber section is a result of negligence on the part of the lawmakers who has been caught in a stalemate about who would serve as a speaker of the national legislature. During the saga, they have been wars of words among the legislators who said that it would be best that they burnt the joint section. Few weeks later, the building experienced such ill fate. "If it was up to me, not legislator will recieve pay until the building is renovated," Joe Sampson, a local intellectual said. He noted that though there is an ongoing police investigation into how fire got in the building, the legislators are the prime suspects because they do not have the interest of the Liberian people on thier minds by how to enrich themselves. Mr. sampson is not alone in this line of thoughts, especially wherein health workers at public medical centers have been going on go slow in demand of better wages and salaries. Physician Assistant Miller Bright stated that the request for US$1.8million dollars by the legislators to renovate a problem they created was a clear manifestation that those elected as senators and representatives are only seeking better lives for they and their families. "every year or two, we in the health sector will complain about the lack of medication, lack of equipment and low wages but nothing changes. They don't even make allocations for fuel that would ensure electricity at some of the public facilities. but they now need 1.8 million united states dollars to fix the building they burnt. This is a total neglect of the people," Mr. Bright said.