
02/09/2025
Embattled Speaker Koffa in Turmoil: Media Department Faces Backlash from media colleagues Over Lack of Solidarity, Inclusion and Welfare censorship.
February 8, 2025
Reported by: Desmond DG Wion -Journalist
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Harbel, Margibi : In a shocking experience of events, the Media Department under the leadership of embattled Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa has come under fire for its apparent lack of solidarity, coordination, and compassion for its dedicated reporters.
Multiple sources close to the Media Department reveal a growing sense of discontent among independent reporters. Instances of miscommunication and inadequate support structures have left many reporters feeling undervalued, leading to an internal climate rife with frustration. “It feels like we are working in silos, with no sense of teamwork or shared goals,” Christopher Bestman, VOL reporter lamented.
It can be reported in recent times following the HOR impasse, a lot of Reporters have been covering the embattled Speaker political activities including his law suits but unfortunately, many believed that funds were approximated but could not reach them.
Again, today the embattled Speaker arrived in the country after basically two months away from home. Interestingly, his media Team with almost pleasure discriminated against other journalists with their unnecessary mind-though which got other reporters recommending for the media Departmental restructuring.
Critics argue that the Media Department has fostered an environment where inclusion is merely a buzzword rather than a practiced principle. Reports have surfaced indicating that certain voices within the department are systematically sidelined, while a cartel of "Precarious Thieves" are clued with decisions often made without input of consideration from disenchanted reporters. “The members of the Media Department do not seek our inclusion and welfare on consequential multiple media coverage ; it’s as if we’re just reporters expected to be abandoned and unincorporated ” Emmanuel Jebbor of New Dawn News paper stated.
The lack of compassion for dedicated journalists has also raised concerns in the media environment, considering embattled Speaker Koffa as a human rights Lawyer who is supposed to promote reporters welfare and media inclusion. Sources indicated that the demands placed on reporters to cover or covering the embattled Speaker over the time have grown increasingly unrealistic, leading to abandonment, uncomfortability, lackadaisical burnout and a decline in morale. “We are passionate about our work, but when you don’t feel supported, it’s hard to stay motivated,” James Karbah of Liberia Public Radio shared. The toll of such an environment on reporters mental health and service compensation cannot be overlooked.
As the Media Department faces mounting criticism, today a very poor media coverage was organized by the very weakling media Department, thereby suggesting calls for reform and improved practices grow louder. Assigned reporters at HOR over the years including other multiple reporters within the department are urging embattled Speaker Koffa to take decisive action to address these issues, emphasizing the need for a more cohesive and inclusive workplace. “We need leadership that empowers us rather than isolates us,” Desmond Wion, Senior Reporter of Democracy Watch News voiced out an opened statement to embattled Speaker Koffa.
Meanwhile, as the public scrutiny intensifies over House Speakership legitimacy , embattled Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa is demanded to act swiftly to address the deep-seated issues plaguing his Media Department that could undermine his long lasting relationship with the Independent press which probably could lead to his absolute decline in politics. Without a commitment to fostering solidarity, coordination, and compassion, the very foundation of effective communication within his office may continue to crumble and his status as a politician may perpetually perish.