Monrovia – Provisional results from the National Elections Commission (NEC) on by-elections in Montserrado and Bong Counties has put Dr. Herique Tokpa of Bong County and Saah Joseph of Montserrado County in an early lead.
Report by Henry Karmo, [email protected]
According to Cllr. Jerome Korkoya, Chairman of the NEC, of the 1,790 polling places in Montserrado County, 127, polling places have reported with 8,056 votes counted and tallied. The recorded voter turnout for polling reported amounts to 7.09 percent.
In Bong County, out of a total of 502 polling places, 261 have reported with 33,611 votes counted and tallied. The recorded voter turnout of polling places reported amount to 51.99 percent.
According to Cllr. Korkoya, immediately following the close of the polls, the reconciliation, sorting and counting of votes commenced at all polling places across the two counties. “The result of each polling place was placed on the wall for the public viewing, in addition to the distribution of copies to party agents representing,” he said.
Winners from the elections will replace President George Weah and Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor who were elected in the 2017 presidential and general elections.
Both the President and the Vice President were elected in the 2014 special senatorial election, and their successor will complete their remaining six years in the Senate. Dr. Tokpa is leading against the CDC candidate Marvin Cole, who was elected Representative just six months ago in the October 2017 elections.
Unlike Marvin, Saah Joseph also a sitting lawmaker of the ruling CDC is likely to replace his political leader George Weah who won with 78% margin against the son of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2014.
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