Gongloe-Weh Claim Against Kogar is Wrong, Kogar did not submit a Bill to Divide Nimba
Claim: "Kogar submitted a bill to divide Nimba."
Verdict: False, representative Samuel Kogar did not sponsor a bill to partition Nimba into three groups.
Full Text: Edith Gongloe Weh, one of the candidates in the ensuing senate by-election in Nimba, claimed that representative and senatorial candidate Samuel Kogar proposed a bill to divide Nimba.
Gongloe Weh is heard saying, In 2018, I saw on the internet that Representative Samuel Kogar proposed a bill to divide Nimba into three counties.
"Over 5,000 signatures were collected and over US$5,000 was spent but Senator Johnson disagreed so the bill did not survive," she added.
Verification: We contacted Kogar, but he did not respond; when he does, this report will be updated. There are seven candidates contesting the April 22, 2025, election to replace long-serving Nimba Senator Prince Johnson, who died in late 2024.
To verify this claim, we contacted former lawmakers who served in the parliament in 2018.
Acarous Gray, former District 8 representative, Montserrado County, said he recalled such discussion from Kogar but could not recall if a bill was proposed on the county’s division.
Larry Nyanquoi, former lawmaker of Nimba who served with Kogar in 2018, said he remembered Kogar receiving a petition from a cross-section of the citizens in Nimba who brought it to be introduced. “Kogar took it and promised to place it on the floor, but I can’t remember if he placed it on the floor.”
Roger Domah, former Nimba District #7 Representative, also served in the legislature along with Kogar. Domah made this comment under a post regarding Madam Weh's allegation against Kogar: "This is untrue! No such bill ever came to the floor of the House of Representatives in 2018.
A petition from Nimbaians was sent to the House, and it was decided we would consult with our constituents. My district overwhelmingly rejected this petition, like other districts, and no further action was take"n.
We contacted Robert Haynes, spokesperson of the House, who said no such bill was submitted in 2018 according to our bills matrix.
Haynes said the secretariat research did not point forth a bill to divide Nimba.
Conclusion: After our verification, the claim that current representative Samuel Kogar sponsored a bill to partition Nimba into three groups is false.
Kogar received a petition to partition Nimba but has yet to introduce the bill. Furthermore, the deceased senator Johnson was a member of the Senate, whereas Kogar was a representative, and it is unproven whether he suppressed the measure.
