[5][6][7] In 1981 Quiah was accused of participating in a plot led by Major-General Thomas Weh Syen against Doe.
[7] He later split from UPP and joined Doe's National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL).
[9] Quiah became a member of the Council of State (the collective presidency of the Liberian National Transitional Government) installed on 1 September 1995.
[5] He represented the Liberian National Conference, a coalition of civil society organizations, in the Council of State.
[5] During the April-May 1996 clashes in Monrovia, Quiah suffered a stroke and was evacuated to Accra for treatment.