Liberia: National Elections Commission Board Confirms Jeremiah Koung’s Victory in Nimba Senatorial Election

MONROVIA — The Board of the National Elections Commission (NEC) has affirmed and confirmed its hearing officer ruling against Madam Edith Gongloe-Weh due to her inability to provide substantial evidence to prove fraud.

On Thursday, the Board of NEC concluded to dismiss Madam Gongloe-Weh’s case with the confirmation that the hearing officer, Cllr. Boakai Harris who conducted the investigative hearing in the matter did not err as assumed by Edith’s legal team.

NEC Board reminded Madam Gongloe-Weh that to prove fraud she should not have based her complaint and evidence on presumptions to authentic that fraud occurred during the just-ended senatorial elections in Nimba County.

It can be recalled that, Cllr. Harris ruled against Madam Edith Gongloe-Weh stating that, she did not produce any substantial evidence to overturn the announcement by NEC declaring her rival Jeremiah Koung as Senator-elect of Nimba County.

On Friday, February 26, 2021, NEC entertained arguments in Edith Gongloe-Weh fraud case in which the Hearing Officer ruled against her and she subsequently announced an appeal to the Board of Commissioners of NEC for determination.

During the argument, NEC Board members listened attentively to the former Chief Justice, Gloria Musu Scott who struggled to pull a strand of evidence on missing Tamper Envelop Evidence (TEEs) that was believed to have gone missing during the just ended senatorial elections in Nimba County.

Cllr. Scott told the Board of Commissioners that the TEEs should have been placed in the ballot boxes and not to be handed over.

Meanwhile, Madam Gongloe has announced an appeal to the Supreme Court of Liberia siting in its March Term of Court.