By K. By Ericson Sayee
MONROVIA, June 28 (LINA) – The Liberian Legislature, particularly the House of Representatives, has resolved to temporarily halt the operations on the GLS Menzies and Express Services at the Roberts International Airport after its CEO was recently suspended as a Board Member of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) amid investigation into the ongoing high-profile US$19 million cocaine seizure.
In its resolution, read in Plenary Thursday, June 25, 2026, during the regular sitting of the House of Representatives, the lawmakers said it is prudent to have the company temporarily suspended, noting that the company’s hierarchy has been considered as a person of interest who is undergoing investigation.
As such, the House noted that in order to restore sanity and maintain public and international trusts at the Roberts International Airport, there is a need for the immediate temporary suspension of the company’s operation until the outcome of the probe informs the Liberian people about the situation.
According to the legislators, the GLS Menzies and Express Services is among the cargo handling companies operating at the Airport and responsible for functions relating to cargo reception, storage, processing, and movement within the restricted airport area; therefore, its CEO will not be under investigation while the institution continues its operations.
The resolution added that the House has a constitutional obligation to provide overnight on matters affecting national security, public safety, and effective functioning of institutions operating within the country’s national infrastructure and sacred areas, such as the Roberts International Airport.
Additionally, the body believes that a temporary suspension is a precautionary and administrative measure intended to preserve the integrity of the investigative process. The House says this action does not indicate a discovery of guilt against any company or individual, but intended to maintain public and international confidence in the investigation.
Making the motion, Rep. James Kolleh expressed that the decision is significant to the investigative process being currently conducted by the Executive. The lawmaker called on his colleagues to accept and endorse the resolution in its entirety, and also recommended that those declared persons of interest should be dealt with in accordance with the drug’s law of Liberia.
He added that the Minister of Justice should absolutely apply the drug law and that there should be special treatment for anybody who is involved in the ongoing investigation.
The motion was accepted and the House took a vote backed by an accompanying resolution signed by 40 members of the House of Representatives, which prompted the decision against the cargo handling company at the Roberts International Airport. Of the votes, 37 members of the House voted for, none against and no abstention from the voting process, making it a unanimous vote legislatively.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has mandated its Chief Clerk to communicate to the President of the Republic of Liberia, H. E. Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., and the Liberian Senate about the decision taken by the House.