Monrovia — Paperwork within the possession of FrontPageAfrica have revealed that Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe was by no means denied visa to journey together with President George Manneh Weah to america for the United Nations Common Meeting (UNGA) 77th Session as being claimed by common Liberian Discuss Present Host Henry Costa.
Senator Snowe, who’s a member of the Liberian delegation to the parliament, can also be the Chair of the ECOWAS Parliamentary Committees on Political Affairs, Peace, Safety and African Peer Overview Mechanism.
He was appointed to the publish in March 2020 by the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Hon. Sidie Mohammed Tunis of Sierra Leone.
President Weah and scores of different authorities officers departed the nation Friday, September 16, for the United UNGA session. The United Nations Common Meeting is among the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the primary deliberative, policymaking, and consultant organ of the world physique.
An invite was prolonged to Senator Snowe to kind a part of the Liberian delegation to the assembly, however Senator Snowe didn’t make the journey to the US over the weekend.
Nevertheless, Costa took to his official Fb web page early Monday to report that Senator Snowe didn’t kind a part of the Liberian delegation to the occasion as a result of he was denied US visa.
“Edwin Snowe was denied a visa to accompany Weah to the UN Common Meeting. The person who is meant to be Weah’s 2023 campaigner is focused for US sanctions quickly”, Costa claimed on social media on Monday, September 19.
Regardless of the declare made by Costa, FrontPage managed to acquire separate communications which nullified the accusation raised by Costa.
In a communication dated September 15 and addressed to International Affairs Minister Dee Maxwell Kemayah, Senator Snowe requested to be omitted from the President’s delegation to the UNGA although his passport was collected by state protocol to hold on the mandatory processing to facilitate his attendance on the session.
“Considering my present engagement on the ECOWAS Parliament, I’ve been nominated by the Honorable Speaker to kind a part of the Finances Formulation Committee for our 2023 applications which embrace however should not restricted to 3 essential presidential elections in our area.”
He continued: “In view of the foregoing, I cannot be out there to journey with His Excellency and due to this fact request that you simply kindly return my Diplomatic Passport at the moment in your possession to allow me to undertake my dedication to the ECOWAS Parliament.”
Senator Snowe’s motion stemmed from his appointment to the Advert-Hoc Committee on the preparation of the ECOWAS parliament’s price range for Fiscal 12 months 2023 Fiscal 12 months.
In a letter dated August 29, and addressed to Senator Snowe beneath the signature of the John Azumah, Secretary Common of the ECOWAS Parliament, the Bomi County lawmaker was invited to attend a gathering of the Advert-Hoc Advert-Hoc Committee on the preparation of the ECOWAS parliament’s price range for Fiscal 12 months 2023 Fiscal 12 months in Lome, Togo.
The assembly runs from September 21-25.
“As a member of the Advert-Hoc Committee, your participation within the deliberations of the assembly is very required,” the communication famous.
Senator Snowe additionally took to his social media web page to sharply react to Costa.
“Mr. Henry Costa cease your ordinary lies. Go and verify your information. I used to be invited by the President to journey with him to the UNGA however declined because of a battle of schedule I’ve with the ECOWAS Parliament. Ask the International Ministry to provide the information.”
Senator Snowe’s motion to not kind part of President Weah’s delegation to the UNGA was not based mostly upon his denial of a visa however based mostly upon his dedication to ably symbolize Liberia on the degree of the ECOWAS parliament.