Liberia: VP Koung Fails to Turn Out to Vote in Nimba Senatorial By-Election amid Concerns over Who He Supports in the High Stakes Election


by FrontPageAfricaonline.com

FrontPageAfricaonline.com— GOMPA, Nimba County — Vice President Jeremiah Koung didn’t cast his vote during Tuesday’s senatorial by-election in Nimba County, much to the disappointment of his supporters and party members. By Selma Lomax [email protected] & Franklin Doloquee Nimbians (natives of the county) voted in a by-election created as the result of former Senator Koung’s rise as vice president []

FrontPageAfricaonline.com—Liberia: USAID-Supported Democracy International Deploys Observation Mission for Nimba County Senatorial By-election. MONROVIA – The USAID-supported Elections and Democracy Activity (EDA), implemented by Democracy International (DI), is deploying a nine-member observation mission for the Senatorial By-Election in Nimba County in Liberia on April 23, 2024. DI will deploy to six of the nine districts and anticipates visiting 12 precincts in Ganta City, Bahn, Beatou, Rlantuo, Saclepea, Sannequellie, []

FrontPageAfricaonline.com—Liberia: Ethnic Rivalry Overshadows Merit In Nimba's Senatorial By-Election. GOMPA, Nimba County — Nimba County’s senatorial by-election scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 may turn out to be more complex than previous elections in the county where the outcomes were largely predictable. By Selma Lomax, [email protected] & Franklin Doloquee, Contributing Writer This time around, there are several intricacies that may leave the discerning voters thinking deeply []

FrontPageAfricaonline.com—Liberia: Low Turnout of Voters, Peaceful Poll in Nimba Senatorial By-election. Sanniquellei, Nimba Countym – Voting commenced in some of the precinct centers in the Sanniquellei and Bah regions in Tuesday’s Nimba senatorial by-election, with a low turnout of voters. By Selma Lomax, [email protected] A visit by our reporter observed that most polling staff at precinct areas arrived very early with election materials. Some of the voters []