Accra Acceptance and Accession Agreement

• Country/entity

  Liberia
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Accra Acceptance and Accession Agreement
• Date

  21 Dec 1994
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Liberian Civil Wars (1989 - 1997) (1999 - 2005) )
• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  Liberia peace process
• Parties

  ULIMO
  (Signed) Roosevelt JOHNSON
  Represented by and through its Chairman Major General Roosevelt JOHNSON
  
  Lofa Defense Force (LDF)
  (Signed) Francois MASSAQUOI
  Represented by and through its Leader, Francois MASSAQUOI
  
  Liberian Peace Council (LPC)
  (Signed) G. E. SAIGBE BOLEY, SR.
  Represented by and through its
  Chairman, Mr. G. E. SAIGBE BOLEY, SR.
  
  The Central Revolutionary Council (CRC-NPFL)
  (Signed) Jucontee Thomas WOEWIYU
  Represented by and through its
  Chairman, Jucontee Thomas WOEWIYU
  
  Liberia National Conference (LNC)
  (Signed) J. D. Bayogar JUNIUS
  Represented by and through its Chairman Counsellor J. D. Bayogar JUNIUS
• Third parties

  Attested to:
  (Signed) Jerry John RAWLINGS
  H.E. Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings
  President of the Republic of Ghana
  and Current Chairman of ECOWAS
• Description

  The non-signatories to the Akosomo Agreement agree to accept the terms of that Agreement as clarified by this acceptance and accessiion agreement.

• Agreement document

  LR_941221_Acceptance and Accession.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Acceptance and Accession Agreement

This acceptance and accession undertaking made and entered into this twenty-first day of December AD 1994 by the Lofa Defense Force (LDF), represented by Mr. Francois Massaquoi;

the Liberian Peace Council (LPC), represented by Mr. G. E. Saigbe Boley, Sr.;

the Central Revolutionary Council (CRC-NPFL), represented by J. Thomas Woewiyu;

the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), represented by Major General Roosevelt Johnson;

the Liberia National Conference (LNC), represented by Counsellor J. D. Bayogar Junius, all of whom are hereinafter collectively referred to as the non-signatories to the Akosombo agreement, hereby:

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, an agreement, referred to as the "Akosombo agreement", was made and entered into on the twelfth day of September, by and between the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL);

the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and ULIMO, in an effort to establish a cease-fire, facilitate disarmament, encampment and demobilization, and pave the way for a free and fair election;

and

WHEREAS, the non-signatories to the Akosombo agreement did not participate in the discussions leading to the Akosombo agreement;

and

WHEREAS, a need arose for further discussions between the signatories to the Akosombo agreement for clarification and expansion of the provisions therein with a view to facilitating the acceptance and the implementation of the agreement, in which said discussions the non-signatories fully participated;

and

WHEREAS, after intense discussions and negotiations between the parties to the Akosombo agreement and the non-signatories thereto, the non-signatories have agreed to accept the terms and conditions of the Akosombo agreement with the clarifications thereto as set forth and contained in the agreement on the clarification of the said Akosombo agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the non-signatories to the Akosombo agreement, in consideration of their participation in the discussions on the clarification of the Akosombo agreement, and in further consideration of the political arrangements agreed upon and accepted by them, agree as follows, to wit:

That the Lofa Defense Force (LDF), the Liberian Peace Council (LPC) and the Central Revolutionary Council (CRC-NPFL), in their individual capacities;

the LNC, and ULIMO agree to accept and to accede to, and by this document hereby accept and accede to the Akosombo agreement and the agreement on clarification of the aforesaid Akosombo agreement.

That the non-signatories commit themselves individually and collectively to the terms and conditions of the Akosombo agreement and the agreement on clarification of the said agreement, and undertake fully to implement and discharge all the tasks and the responsibilities, and to abide by all the terms and conditions as set forth and contained under the said Akosombo agreement, and the agreement on clarification of the said Akosombo agreement, as if they were signatories thereto and/or specifically named therein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HERETO have hereunto set their hands and affixed their signatures this twenty-first day of December AD 1994 in the City of Accra, Republic of Ghana:

ULIMO

(Signed)Roosevelt JOHNSON

Represented by and through its Chairman Major General Roosevelt JOHNSON

Lofa Defense Force (LDF)

(Signed) Francois MASSAQUOI

Represented by and through its Leader, Francois MASSAQUOI

Liberian Peace Council (LPC)

(Signed) G. E. SAIGBE BOLEY, SR.

Represented by and through its

Chairman, Mr. G. E. SAIGBE BOLEY, SR.

The Central Revolutionary Council (CRC-NPFL)

(Signed) Jucontee Thomas WOEWIYU

Represented by and through its

Chairman, Jucontee Thomas WOEWIYU

Liberia National Conference (LNC)

(Signed) J. D. Bayogar JUNIUS

Represented by and through its Chairman Counsellor J. D. Bayogar JUNIUS

Attested to:

(Signed) Jerry John RAWLINGS

H.E. Flt.

Lt.

Jerry John Rawlings

President of the Republic of Ghana

and Current Chairman of ECOWAS