Armah Jallah
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Armah Jallah is a Liberia
n politician and member of the National Party of Liberia
(NPL). Senator Armah Zolu Jallah replaced Cllr. Eddington Varmah in the Senate in 1998 as Senator of Lofa County in a By elections he won by about 70%. The creation of Gbarpolu was the result of a pledged he made in the by-election to replace Eddington Varmah. He mobilized his people of Gbarmah and Bopolu Statutory Districts for this purpose. He attended both the Gbarma and Bopolu meetings that initiated plans for the creation of Gbarpolu County during the Taylor administration.
Senator Jallah was a membber of the National Patriotic Party of Liberia (NPP). He was against some of the policies of the party and government such as abuse of human rights without investigation, abuse of private property rights of. He's an advocate of social justice and utilization of political means, instead of military power, to solve arms conflicts. He specifically opposed the Strategic Commodity Bill intended to national nationalize all private rights in the country, the New Forestry Reform Law of Liberia, intended to expropriate private property rights to logging companies, supported the bill for the establishment of National Bureau of Investivation (NBI) intended to bring experienced personnels in the security sector of the country, advocated for reform in the act creating the National Commission on Human Rights to comfrom to international standards, advocated for a small regulatory government with a large market economy.
He is currently the largest private investor in Gbarpolu County with the construction of a 25 bed room guest house under construction in Bopolu City, a major gas station at Bomi and Gbarpolu counties North Western border. He contested the By-election in 2007 on the petition of his people for gbarpolu county to replace the late Senator Tormenti but lost to Unity Party candidate due to strong arm twisting by the ruling party.
Running as the NPL presidential candidate in the 11 October 2005 elections
, Jallah placed 18th out of 22 candidates, receiving 0.4% of the vote.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n politician and member of the National Party of Liberia
National Party of Liberia
The National Party of Liberia is a political party in Liberia. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections.NPL candidate Armah Jallah won 0.4% of the vote in the presidential poll. The party failed to win any seats in the Senate or House of Representatives.The party was disqualified...
(NPL). Senator Armah Zolu Jallah replaced Cllr. Eddington Varmah in the Senate in 1998 as Senator of Lofa County in a By elections he won by about 70%. The creation of Gbarpolu was the result of a pledged he made in the by-election to replace Eddington Varmah. He mobilized his people of Gbarmah and Bopolu Statutory Districts for this purpose. He attended both the Gbarma and Bopolu meetings that initiated plans for the creation of Gbarpolu County during the Taylor administration.
Senator Jallah was a membber of the National Patriotic Party of Liberia (NPP). He was against some of the policies of the party and government such as abuse of human rights without investigation, abuse of private property rights of. He's an advocate of social justice and utilization of political means, instead of military power, to solve arms conflicts. He specifically opposed the Strategic Commodity Bill intended to national nationalize all private rights in the country, the New Forestry Reform Law of Liberia, intended to expropriate private property rights to logging companies, supported the bill for the establishment of National Bureau of Investivation (NBI) intended to bring experienced personnels in the security sector of the country, advocated for reform in the act creating the National Commission on Human Rights to comfrom to international standards, advocated for a small regulatory government with a large market economy.
He is currently the largest private investor in Gbarpolu County with the construction of a 25 bed room guest house under construction in Bopolu City, a major gas station at Bomi and Gbarpolu counties North Western border. He contested the By-election in 2007 on the petition of his people for gbarpolu county to replace the late Senator Tormenti but lost to Unity Party candidate due to strong arm twisting by the ruling party.
Running as the NPL presidential candidate in the 11 October 2005 elections
Liberian elections, 2005
The 2005 Liberian general election was held on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November of that year. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The election marked the end of the political transition...
, Jallah placed 18th out of 22 candidates, receiving 0.4% of the vote.