The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation for the 53rd Legislature to extend the fourth session for a period of six weeks beginning September 1, thru October 15, 2015.

According to a Foreign Ministry release, the Proclamation is in concurrence with Article 32 (b) of the Liberian Constitution, which provides that the President shall, on the President’s own initiative or upon receipt of a certificate signed by at least one-fourth of the total membership of each House, and by proclamation extend a regular session of the Legislature beyond the date of adjournment or call a special or extraordinary session of that body to discuss or act upon matters of national emergency and concern.

The Proclamation states that in order to enhance the national agenda of the Republic, among which are to deliberate and pass into legislation series of key bills which have been sent to the Legislature in recent weeks.