Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

CAUTIONS POLITICAL PARTIES TO WAIT FOR NEC FINAL RESULT Monrovia, Liberia – Preparations for pre-victory celebrations on Friday, November 17, 2023, have begun for the two political parties that participated in the Tuesday, November 14, 2023, presidential run-off elections, according to a report from the Joint Security of Liberia. As previously warned, the Joint Security of Liberia is reiterating that no political party should hold such pre-victory celebrations until the National Elections Commission has released the final results and identified the winner of the presidential runoff elections. In order to maintain the valued peace and tranquility during this pivotal period…

AS LIBERIANS VOTE NEW PRESIDENT Monrovia, Liberia – The opposition Unity Party, led by Joseph N. Boakai, has continued to lead in the 2023 presidential run-off. Boakai, who leads the Unity Party, lost to CDC George M. Weah in the 2017 presidential election. As the National Election Commission (NEC) announced the run-off first results on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, the UP candidate led his opposition by over five thousand votes. Boakai, the candidate from the Unity Party, maintained his lead in the 2023 presidential run-off, according to the NEC’s second announcement on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The NEC reports that…

AND WAIT FOR NEC FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Monrovia, Liberia – The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) has called on political parties and Liberians to keep calm as they await the final result from the National Election Commission of Liberia. The inernational body pleads with Liberians and political parties to stop early celebration and jubilation. Commenting on several issues concerning Liberia’s 2023 presidential run-off election, EISA said they launched a Long-Term Election Observation Mission (IEOM) at the invitation of Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) to enhance the integrity of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections. The mission deployed 12…

Monrovia, Liberia – FrontPageAfrica’s News Desk Chief, Lennart Dodoo, has officially filed a complaint to Inspector General of Police Col. Patrick Sudue regarding a direct threat made on Facebook against his life and career. Dodoo describes the alarming event involving a person known as Teika Kpakolo (Kelvin) in a letter to Inspector General Sudue. Dodoo claimed that on November 13, Kpakolo sent a menacing remark on Facebook about him. According to a publication by FPA, the paper quoted one of the posts as follows: “Lennart Dodoo, so you market your integrity for small money that Brother Fallah gave you, if anything…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Unity Party has informd he general public that it regrets a recent Facebook post in which Mohammed Ali, the Rescue Mission’s campaign spokesperson, falsely accused the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of “receiving USD$150,000.00” to undermine the organization’s impartiality in the country’s 2023 election process. A press statement from the Unity Party said the assertion was at no time sanctioned by the Unity Party, it Standard-bearer, or the Campaign Team. It should be noted that the UP does recognize and value the indispensable role ECOWAS has played in Liberia’s rebirth and renewal. In line…

Monrovia, Liberia – The United States Ambassador to the UN has commended the people of Liberia for using their right to vote in the 2023 presidential runoff. In yesterday’s runoff election, the people of Liberia reaffirmed their commitment to democracy, according to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. We applaud their commitment to peacefully and widely exercising their right to vote. She added that the US will keep pushing for accountability and confronting those who try to sabotage the democratic process through violence, intimidation, or fraud. One of the longest continuous republics in the world, Liberia has the potential to become a regional…

Turkey – Liberia Amputees Star player Morilai R. Boakai has extended his contract with Konya Engelliler Gucu Amputee FC in Turkey. He joined Konya Engellier Gucu, a top-tier Turkish amputee football team, on February 12, 2022, after leaving top-tier Liberian side LASA FC, the deal is valid until 2025. Morilai’s performance in two Amputees Nations Cups in Angola and Tanzania with Amputees Lone Star earned him his first professional contract in Turkey. He scored four goals and produced two assists as Liberia finished in 3rd place during the 2019 Amputee Nations Cup held in Benguela, Angola. However, hosts Angola defeated…

Monrovia, Liberia – The opposition Unity Party’s Joseph N. Boakai is leading the November 14, 2023, presidential run-off. The first results following election day place the Unity Party (UP) presidential candidate ahead of George M. Weah, the presidential candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), according to the National Election Commission’s (NEC) daily report. The National Election Commission announced on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, that 22.33 percent of the total percent of votes was mounting to 1,315 out of 5,890 polling places. The NEC added that UP Boakai obtained 193,041 votes with 50.71%, while CDC Weah obtained 187,615 votes with 49.29%…

Monrovia, Liberia – In light of their nonviolent campaigns that concluded on November 12, 2023, the ECOWAS has commended the two presidential candidates in the Liberia 2023 election runoff. Following the contentious presidential election on October 10, 2023, the ECOWAS Commission, via the 80 Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Liberia, has been closely monitoring the pre-election process and events. In spite of the largely calm atmosphere, the mission said, it observed sporadic incidents and stand-offs in a number of flashpoints, including Lofa, Nimba, Bong, and Montserrado, which have resulted in injuries and subsequent hospitalisation. All parties involved were urged by…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has called on all candidates and Liberians to remain calm and await the official results to be announced by the National Elections Commission concerning the November 14, 2023, presidential run-off in Liberia. In managing citizens’ expectations, the ECC also urged the NEC to proceed with the timely pronouncement of the election results. According to the ECC, the elections were nationally owned with resources largely provided by the Government of Liberia, noting that electoral security was provided by the Joint Security Taskforce and the entire electoral process was managed by the National Elections…