Gbarpolu County Senator-elect, Botoe Kanneh
The people of Gbarpolu County may shortly put behind the war of words that have resulted from the outcome of the December 8, 2020 Special Senatorial Election conducted by the National Election Commission (NEC).
The people, who for years have lived together in peace and harmony, saw themselves recently slipping into deep-rooted hatred, and right now it is only a fair and non-partisan opinion (judgment) by the five justices of the Supreme Court that can save the county from the animosities.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, the Justices listened to oral arguments between lawyers of the two rivalry groups; the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change ( CDC) Senatorial Candidate, Alfred Koiwood, and independent and only female candidate Botoe Kanneh.
Liberia: Female Senatorial Candidates Battling Their Way through the Supreme Court to Earn Seat in the Senate
Liberia: Female Senatorial Candidates Battling Their Way through the Supreme Court to Earn Seat in the Senate
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MONROVIA – Ms. Botoe Kanneh – a commoner, a meat seller – who some may have considered as not having any class in politics – has proven to be very formidable in the almost all-male senatorial election but the fight to clip her wings continue to be waged and stalling her certification as winner of the election in Gbarpolu County.
But she is not the only female forcing a camel through the eye of a needle to add up to women’s representation in the Senate. Madam Edith Gongloe-Weh of Nimba County is also equally battling the ruling establishment to earn a seat in the upper house of the Legislature.
Liberia: Gbarpolu’s Only Female Senatorial Candidate Goes Through Thick and Thin as She Edges Being Declared Winner
Liberia: Gbarpolu’s Only Female Senatorial Candidate Goes Through Thick and Thin as She Edges Being Declared Winner
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Monrovia – Amid several gridlocks that came her way – from the violence meted against her through the use of the “Country Devil to detention and seizure of dozens of her supporters’ voting cards” – Gbarpolu County only female senatorial candidate, Botoe Kanneh is set to be declared winner of the county’s acrimonious and hotly contested senatorial race.
However, a stay order placed on all electoral processes in Gbarpolu County by Justice-in-Chambers, Sie-A- neh Youh appears to be the latest obstacle stopping Kanneh from being declared the winner.