Liberia, July 20 -- A rubber farmer and broker, Mr. Charles Bamakpeh, has renewed his call for the abolition of Executive Order No. 166, insisting that the measure threatens the livelihoods of thousands of Liberian rubber farmers and brokers ahead of a second round of deliberations by the House Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Speaking in an interview with reporters in Monrovia over the weekend, Bamakpeh maintained that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's executive order should be repealed, arguing that it restricts free trade and places smallholder farmers at a significant economic disadvantage.

His comments come as lawmakers prepare to reconvene discussions with stakeholders on Wednesday, July 22, following an i...