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Top: The Temple of Justice in Monrovia. The DayLight\/James Harding Giahyue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Emmanuel Sherman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monrovia \u2013 The Supreme Court of Liberia has denied Wilson Tarpeh\u2019s claim to a seven-year tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the court issued a writ of prohibition against Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpwolo who was appointed by President Joseph Boakai as Interim Executive Director of the EPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarpeh, who was appointed in October 2020 as head of the environmental agency by Former President George Weah, argued he was entitled to the tenure.  However, the Supreme Court disagreed over the absence of a policy council, a body that vets and qualifies a tenured head of the EPA.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the absence of the formation of, and a recommendation from, the Policy Council, the appointment of the petitioner by former President Weah was an interim appointment for which tenure is inapplicable,\u201d the high court said in a Wednesday ruling.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EPA Act grants the President of Liberia the power to appoint an \u201cinterim executive director\u201d in the absence of a Policy Council, which President Boakai recently appointed<\/a>. The Act provides that the council will then recommend the Executive Director from a list of three individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The court also ruled that Tarpeh was further barred from continuing as head of the EPA because of an Executive Order issued by Former President Weah in November last year.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe petitioner served in an interim executive director capacity at the EPA, his removal aligned with Executive Order 123,\u201d the Court said.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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