IPNews-Grand Kru County: The Liberia National Union says it will resist attempts by the National Elections Commission to conduct recount of bollots in contested polling prescients in electoral district No. Grand Kru County.

LINU’s Political leader Nathaniel Blama states that the party has sufficient evidences to substantiate that seals of bollot boxes were broken and premarked bollot papers stuffed.

Blama said the refusal by the NEC to conduct rerun as opposed to recount is troubling and an attempt steal genuine votes in favor of LINU candidate Nathaniel N. Bahway.

“Let me sound this as a warning to the NEC. You’ve administered a very peaceful elections. But any attempt to circumvent the will and aspirations of the people through their votes has the propensities to undermine the entire outcome of the Elections.” Blama stated.

Earlier IPNews reported an intense tussle between the National Elections Commission-NEC, and officials of the Liberia National Union-LINU, over whether or not votes should be recounted or a rerun conducted in district No. 2, Buluwin Town.

Blama told a major press conference at LINU’s party office , that suspicion of vote wracking in favor of CDC Candidate Dr. Peter Coleman, is a general perception of the Opposition, including Independent Candidates that recently contested in the Grand Kru county, senatorial elections.

LINU Political leader Nathaniel T. Blama vowed to seek the Board of Commissioners, st the NEC for further redress and thereafter to the Supreme Court, if there is no decision to have a re-run.

Voting are expected to take place shortly in three precincts namely: BOLUWIN TOWN, precinct No. 18029, BELOKEN TOWN HALL No. 18050 and WARKPO PULIC SCHOOL precinct No. 18024.

Nathaniel Blama informed Journalist that NEC’s chairperson Cllr. Davidetta Lansahan has vehemently rejected call by LINU for a rerun, sighting legal provisions governing elections and lack of notice by NEC’s Grand Kru county Magistrate for a rerun.

Currently Mr. Nathaniel N. Bahway -LINU, leads with 22.22% .

Furthermore, Blama stated that the Opposition Liberia National Union-LINU, is alarmed over vicious intimidation of some of its partisans in Grand Kru County, by officers of the Liberian National Police-LNP,

According to LINU political leader Blama, two of its members, including its Grand Kru County, Chairman, Samson Collins, chairman , and James Wheler, Party Representative, were arrested, intimidated and are now behind bars even after frantic efforts by Public defenders to seek their release from further detention.

The pairs are accused of inciting violence which narrowly left the Barclayville City Hall burned, with windshield of a NEC vehicle smashed.

It may be recalled, this week, angry protesters have besieged the office of the National Elections Commission in Barclayville City, calling for the unconditional release of actual results from votes counted during the December 8, 2020, midterm Senatorial elections.

According to the report, the protest broke up after word circulated early this morning that the ruling party was contemplating allegedly reversing the votes in favor of Dr. Peter Coleman.

Our reporter in Barclayville explains that members of the Opposition block , including independent candidates join forces in calling for the unconditional release of the results.

Video potage from the scene is alarming, with reported four officers in that part of the county.

IPNEws reporter at the NEC office in Barclay reported the insensitivity of the situation with protesters threatening to burn-down building if the results are wreck in favor of Senator Peter Coleman of the CDC.