Author: Lennart Dodoo

Gbartala, Bong County – A Lot of voters at the David Faijue School Polling Station who have been in line since 5:00 am are unable to vote because their names are not on the roll – an incident that earlier led to a standoff when angry voters blocked the main roads and burned tires.

Kakata, Margibi County – The head of the Ecowas Elections Observers Mission to Liberia, former Ghanaian President his excellency John Dramani Mahama said the October 10 polls is being marked by several lapses on the part of election workers.

Monrovia – Both Vice President Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party and soccer legend George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change voted in the same district but at separate polling centers in Rehab Community, outside Monrovia.

Monrovia – It’s been over three hours since polls opened, but some polling centers like the Paynesville Central Academy polling center, is yet to commence the voting process. Many registered voters here are afraid that they might be disenfranchised as voting closes at 6:00 PM.

Monrovia – Polls have opened in Liberia and outgoing President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is one of the first to cast her vote in Bomi County, Western Liberia.

Monrovia – It is just a few more minutes for the commencement of polls in country, but there is already an atmosphere of anxiety and eagerness on the part of voters, who have been queuing since 5:00AM.

Ganta, Nimba County – With few hours to go before Liberia’s 2017 presidential and legislative elections, unorthodox long queues have started forming at various polling centers in Ganta, Nimba County as early as 5:00 AM.

Buchanan, Grand Bassa County – The much anticipated elections is just few hours away and voting officially starts at 8:00AM Tuesday, but eager voters have started lining up stones in queues at polling centers to mark their positions in real queues when day breaks.

Monrovia – A letter under the Unity Party (UP) letter head and purportedly signed by the UP Chairman, Wilmot Paye, suggests that Vice President Joseph Boakai, the UP’s standard bearer, has been diagnosed of early stages of cancer.

Monrovia – The Alternative National Congress (ANC) has climaxed their political campaign in grand style with a great showdown at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.