Yawah Y. Jaivey<\/b><\/p>\n
Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>In the build-up to the October 10 polls, partisans of the Margibi\u2019s chapter of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) have elected one female and four males candidates to vie on the party for senator and representatives for Margibi County in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n The CDC\u2019s primary held over the weekend across the county was aimed to select the party\u2019s senatorial and representatives\u2019 candidates for the October 10 Legislative and Presidential Elections across the five electoral districts of Margibi County.<\/p>\n Those elected include former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Nathanial F. McGill for senator, incumbent Ivar K. Jones and Clarence G. Gahr for representatives of District Two and District Five while Marie Eva Doerner and Emmanuel O. Yarh for District One and District Four, respectively.<\/p>\n For Mr. McGill, he emerged as the sole candidate after being elected unopposed by delegates. Despite the controversy surrounding his candidacy, the CDC chose to nominate him on its ticket. Initial reports suggested that some party officials were hesitant to accept his nomination; however, it was later confirmed that his nomination had been accepted.<\/p>\n During the primary, Mr. Daddy Gibson, Chairman of the Margibi branch of the Coalition for Democratic Change, cast a white ballot on behalf of the delegates of the five districts, effectively making Mr. Nathaniel F. McGill the only candidate representing the party in the senatorial race for Margibi.<\/p>\n For their part, incumbent Representatives Ivar K. Jones and Clarence G. Gahr received overwhelming support as they went on to clinch victory unopposed in their respective districts\u2019 primaries.<\/p>\n At the same time, Mr. Emmanuel O. Yarh emerged winner in the district four\u2019s primary that was initially thought to be competitive after the two would-be candidates backed out the race shortly before the primary began\u2014and instructed their supporters to boycott\u2014citing alleged foul play.<\/p>\n Interestingly, the only registered candidate for the CDC primary in Margibi District Three Leroy Saye Dorwazie was reportedly pressured by top party\u2019s officials to back out just minutes to the kickoff of the primary. Reports had suggested that the party decision to draw Mr. Dorwazia\u2019s candidacy in the district is to allow the CDC to support incumbent Representative Ellen Attoh-Wreh.<\/p>\n For Margibi District One, Maria Eva Doerner emerged front-runner of the highly anticipated primary after obtaining 245 over her rival former Margibi Representative Saah Richard Gbollie who received 63.<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yawah Y. Jaivey Africa-Press – Liberia. In the build-up to the October 10 polls, partisans of the Margibi\u2019s chapter of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) have elected one female and four males candidates to vie on the party for senator and representatives for Margibi County in the upcoming elections. The CDC\u2019s primary held […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":39635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-39636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-liberia","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"\n