— Commits to Credible Election
IPNEWS: In an apparent final push into Tuesday’s presidential elections in Liberia, the President of Liberia and his main challenger former vice President Joseph N. Boakai have been holding series of confidence building engagements with members of the international community.
A separate meeting with heads of various international monitoring groups, the President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah assured the international community that Liberia is on course to serve as the beacon of democracy on the continent.
The international community comprising European Union Parliament, European Union Observer Mission, United Nations Representative for ECOWAS and the Sahel, and the ECOWAS Elections Observer Mission met with the President on Monday, November 13, 2023, in Monrovia.
During their meeting with the President, Mr. Leopoldo López Gil (Head of EU Parliament) and delegation thanked President Weah and the people of Liberia for a peaceful, credible, fair, and transparent election on October 10, 2023.
“We are pleased with the conduct of the elections. They were peaceful, free, fair, and inclusive,” Mr López Gil said.
Concluding, Mr. LÓPEZ said the European Union Parliament will support President Weah and the people of Liberia to ensure Liberia serves as the beacon of democracy on the continent of Africa.
For his part, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for West Africa and Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simao described the October polls as peaceful and inclusive.
Comparing Liberia’s conduct of the October 10 elections, the UN Envoy said Liberia is ready to lead the continent in terms of upholding democracy and peace.
He called on political actors to respect and adhere to the Farmington Declaration.
The ECOWAS Observer Mission thanked the government for promoting peace and democracy in the region.
“We are impressed with the conduct of the elections in Liberia. This has made us believe that the runoff will be peaceful,” he noted.
He said Liberia would be credited for strengthening democracy in West Africa.
President Weah, in separately remarks, welcomed the delegations to Liberia once more and recommitted himself to upholding the tenets of democracy as he has done throughout the past six years.
“The runoff election will be free, inclusive, fair, transparent, and credible,” the President maintained
Following the meeting with President George Manneh Weah, Unity Party’s standard Bearer, Amb. Joseph N. Boakai met with the joint election observer missions to Liberia comprising the EU, ECOWAS and West Elders Council led by former Nigerian President GOODLUCK JONATHAN
Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai met with the Election Observation Mission Delegations to Liberia at his Rehab Community Offices in Paynesville.
The Delegation led by Chief Observer Andreas Schieder required of Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Standard Bearer of the Unity Party his concerns and levels of satisfaction about the polls scheduled for tomorrow November 14, 2023.
Responding, The Unity Party Standard Bearer said there were shortcomings which include threats and intimidation against the Unity Party.
He outlined series of incidents including the arrest, incarceration and forced deportation of an IT expert contracted by the Unity Party to train poll watchers.
The Unity Party Standard Bearer also informed the European Union Election Observation Mission Delegation of the violence in Nimba at which time CDCIANS attacked the Vice Standard Bearer of the Unity Party and delegation.
He spoke about the manhandling of Former Senator John Ballot and the intimidation against the mobilization Chairman of Montserrado County.
Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai also informed the European Union Delegation about the landing of a helicopter in Foya with pre-marked ballots.
Reports are that the citizens moved to the airport and the ballots were eventually taken to the local police station, according to reports.
He praised the European Union for their level of interest in Liberia occasioned by the degree of assistance in funds and other helps to the oldest African Republic.
Meanwhile JNB also met with the ECOWAS Delegation and a five-man delegation led by Former President of Nigeria, His Excellency Goodluck Jonathan, both delegations discussed election matters.
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