Liberia: National Civil Society Council Seeks Answers from Elections Commission over delay in Certificating Botoe Kanneh as Senator of Gbarpolu County
Liberia: National Civil Society Council Seeks Answers from Elections Commission over delay in Certificating Botoe Kanneh as Senator of Gbarpolu County
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Monrovia The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NSCL) has called on the National Elections Commission to give reasons behind the delay in certificating Madam Botoe Kanneh who was projected as winner by top media institutions and observers of the senatorial race in Gbarpolu County.
Madam Kanneh, the lone female candidate in the race had to overcome multiple hurdles during the elections as she and her group of supporters were allegedly attacked by the all-male Poro Society during a rescheduled polls in Nomodatanau, a major town in the county’s third electoral district in December 2020. Madam Kanneh and her team have said the maltreatments was a plot to weaken her chan
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Loretta A. Pope-Kai, National Chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia the statement.
Even though not many Liberians have a record of relinguishing their post upon discovery of unethical or moral deficiency on their parts, the civil society organizations of Liberia, Anti-Corruption Coalition and National Civil Society Council of Liberia have called on the Plenary of the Liberian Senate in a written communication to remove Senator Harry Varney Gboto-Nambi Sherman as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to avoid bringing the Liberian Senate to public disrepute.
Loretta A. Pope-Kai, National Chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia, made the call on behalf of the groups on Tuesday February 9, 2021 at a news conference in Monrovia.
Liberia: Women Coalition Petitions Lawmakers to Reinstate Clause Promoting Women’s Representation in Draft Election Law, Threatens Sit-in-action Today
Liberia: Women Coalition Petitions Lawmakers to Reinstate Clause Promoting Women’s Representation in Draft Election Law, Threatens Sit-in-action Today
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Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Scores of Liberian women from diverse spectrum, on Monday expressed dismay over what they referred to as alteration in the proposed new elections law of Liberia affecting women’s representation.
In a statement presented to the Women Legislative Caucus at the Capitol Building, the women emphasized that there were extensive national consultations held by the National Elections Commission (NEC), Civil Society groups and observers throughout the last two years, stressing that all agreed that it is of great importance that Liberia strengthens the Elections Law to give women a chance to sit at the same table as men to discuss and pass legislation affe