By: Staff Writer
MONROVIA – Amid rising political and legal tensions, the renowned church body, Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage Committee (LRCHC), is calling for calm and national commitment to peace and unity.
In a release issued Monday, June 9, 2025, following the release of former Speaker, J. Fonati Koffa and four other lawmakers from the Monrovia Central Prison, the Christian Committee said in light of ongoing legal proceedings involving certain lawmakers and citizens, political actors in government and in opposition must exercise restraint, maturity, and statesmanship.
“While we may not be able to control the actions or reactions of others, we remain individually responsible for our conduct and our contribution to national harmony,” the body of Christ emphasized.
LRCHC cautioned that the legal system must never be seen as weaponized, and the law must be interpreted and applied within the bounds of its own authority, not through political lenses.
“We must nationalistically wait for the due process of law—free from harmful insinuations or pre-emptive judgments.”
The organization maintained that at this critical juncture, all parties and individual actors must refrain from unnecessary political rhetoric that has the potential to stir unrest, bearing in mind that without peace, political stability is impossible, and without political stability, economic growth is unattainable.
Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage Committee further averred that the lives, hopes, and future of the people hang in that balance, noting that peace is more precious than power, and stability is more urgent than scoring political points.
The release, signed by LRCHC Chairman, Rev. Jomah Woiwor, emphasized that Liberia belongs to all Liberians and therefore, the Christian group solemnly calls on the Government to govern with fairness, transparency, and respect for rule of law, while the opposition is admonished to engage constructively and responsibly at all times.
“All citizens and institutions must guard the peace we now enjoy, with their actions, words, and attitudes, and let our generation be remembered not for reawakening conflict, but for preserving peace and restoring Liberia to its Christian heritage, unity, and moral leadership,” the LRCHC release concludes.
