Liberia, Nov. 13 -- Monrovia, November 13, 2026 - A prominent rubber planter has commended the House of Representatives, through its Committee on Agriculture, for taking a bold step to bring all stakeholders together to examine the controversial Executive Order 166.

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

Mr. Charles Bamakpeh, Chief Executive Officer of Meawon Liberia Incorporated, said the Committee's decision to convene series of roundtable discussions was a welcome intervention that could pave the way for better understanding and a recommendation to the President for a positive reversal of the order.

Since the issuance of Executive Order 166, local rubber farmers across the country have cried foul, arguing that the order disadvantages them while ...