Francis G. Boayue
Africa-Press – Liberia. The Election Coordinating Commission (ECC), has condemned the disruptions at the tallying centers in Nimba and Montserrado Counties,” and commended the National Elections Commission (NEC) so far for the level of transparency in the tallying process.
Mr. Oscar Bloe, Executive Director of the ECC in a press conference over the weekend, held in Monrovia, has condemned the disruptions of the tallying centers in Sanniquelleh, Nimba County and the SKD Sports Complex in Montserrado County.
“At the SKD Sports Complex, ECC observers reported that the tallying process was abruptly disrupted allegedly by supporters of the Coalition for Democratic Change.
“The disruption lasted for three hours (7pm-10pm) and the scale of the interference placed the lives of the observers at risk. As of this morning, the tallying had resumed at the two centers.
“The ECC observer reported that Mr. Garrison Yealue, Chairperson of the Governance Commission appeared at the Magisterial Office with seven vehicles containing supporters of the CDC to file a complaint. The ECC observer reported that some of his supporters attempted to enter the tallying center and their presence disrupted the tallying proceeding,” Mr. Bloe said.
The Executive Director of ECC has called on the Minister of Justice, as head of the Joint Security Taskforce, to instruct the Liberia National Police to arrest individuals who were linked to the disruption of the tallying process.
He, however, urged the NEC to scale up the announcement of results and to pronounce cumulative percentages acquired by each political party of the total valid votes that are announced each day.
At the same time, he called on the Liberia National Police to be more vigilant and to reinforce its presence at all of the electoral precincts in Liberia.
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