Court orders Eviction of Former Ruling CDC from Congo Town Headquarters

The Circuit Court of Montserrado has issued a double writ ordering the eviction of the former ruling party CDC from their headquarters located in Congo Town and placing said property in the possession of Martha Stubbiefield Bernard, by and through Ebrima Varney Dempster, following the court’s judgment.

This follows a previous Supreme Court opinion against the CDC after the high court acknowledged the lower court verdict against the former ruling party in the action of ejectment filed by Ebrima Varney Dempster on behalf of Martha Stubblefield Bernard.

Circuit Court Judge Golda Elliot on March 7, 2024, issued a writ of possession commanding the Sheriff to evict, eject, and oust the defendant’s Congress of Democratic Change from the headquarters.

Judge Bonah Elliot’s second writ instructed the Sheriff to arrest the living bodies of the corporate officers and administrators of the defendants if they failed to pay over $54,000 United States dollars and over 13,000 Liberian dollars to the Plaintiff as rental fee for the property.

The Judge’s order was contained in an action of enforcement of Judgment and Enactment by the Interstate of Martha Stubberfield Bernard, by and through its administrator, Ebrima Varney Dempster, against the interstate of the late William Thomas Bernard represented by its executor and administrator, Archibald F. Bernard, Nancy Freddy Bernard Freeman, Murary Bernard, Vivian Bernard, William Bernard, Leona P. Bernard, and Congress for Democratic Change, represented by its Chairman, Nathaniel F. McGill.

In the Writ of Execution, the judge commanded the sheriff to seize and expose for sale the land, goods, and chattels of the defendants, including the CDC.

According to the order, if the sheriff realized the sum of US$54,170.00 and 13,250 as well as addition is not available, the property should be seized and sold, and if the sheriff cannot find any land, goods, and chattel, he should arrest the living body of corporate officer and administrator of the CDC and bring them before the court to be dealt with by the law.

The CDC officials, according to the court, may be pardoned if they pay the sum rendered in the judgment or show property to be sold to raise said amount.

Besides, the court wants the CDC, upon paying said amount in its judgment, to also pay the expenses made by the plaintiff.

In the separate Action of Ejectment, which was followed by a writ of possession, the court furthermore ordered that the property be placed in the possession of the plaintiff, in line with her deeds.

The property runs from the Southeastern intersection of Tubman Boulevard, leading to Bernard Beach.

“You are further commanded to oust, evict, and eject the CDC from said property and place it in the possession of the plaintiff, subject to the proceeding,” the Circuit Court judgment noted.