Monrovia – Incumbent Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has announced that unofficial results gathered from tally sheets issued by the National Elections Commission on election night has given him an unassailable lead over his nearest rival, Rep. Thomas Fallah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC).
Speaking at the Liberty Party’s national headquarters in Congo Town on Thursday, Senator Dillon called on the National Elections Commission (NEC) to announce the results of the elections that truly reflect the will of the people.
“We are well ahead with the results, the tally sheets we have tell us that nothing can overturn it. We have won the elections… From the record we have, there is no way, even all of the other candidates that participated, if you give all of their votes to the CDC candidate, they still cannot catch us,” he said.
Dillon was speaking shortly before the NEC announced its first preliminary results from eight counties including Montserrado, Grand Bassa and Bong Counties where the CPP candidates there have taken early lead.
In Monterrado County, out of 75,649 votes tallied so far (from 423 of the total 1,983 polling places), constituting 21.33 percent, Senator Dillon got 44,692 (60.8%), while Rep. Fallah accumulated 26,697 (36.3%) of the votes.
In Grand Bassa County, incumbent Senator Nyonblee Karngar Lawrence got 8,608 votes out (47.5%) out of 18,977, while her closest rival, former Foreign Minister Gbehzohngar Milton Findley received 8,018 (44.3%).
In Bong County, Deputy Speaker Prince Kermue Moye of the CPP takes early lead with 1,678 votes (52.6%) out of 3,385 votes counted so far, while incumbent Senator Henry Willie Yallah of the CDC came second with 1,206 (37.8%) votes.
Senator Dillon said results gathered from the tally sheets across the country showed that most of the CPP candidates have won, but called on his supporters to remain calm and await the NEC to validate the results.
He called on President Weah to follow the exemplary role of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf whose party lost two senatorial elections in Montserrado County to the CDC during her administration.
In one of those elections, President Weah, then an opposition leader and senatorial candidate defeated Robert Sirleaf, son of former President Sirleaf.
He said despite Unity Party’s losses under her watch as President, Madam Sirleaf did not interfere with the results, adding it was incumbent on President Weah to do the same and allow the will of the people to prevail.
“I am laying the premise to send a message to President George Weah and the CDC,” Senator Dillon said.
“The seat for Montserrado County and all other counties does not belong to any particular political party. Those seats belong to the people. And it is the people that determine who should occupy them.”
He threatened to seek redress at the Supreme Court if “there were any attempt to thwart the votes of the people”.
He was flanked by the Liberty Party’s Chairman, Senator Steve Zargo of Lofa County and head of his campaign team.
Earlier Senator Dillon made a live appearance on a local radio station in Paynesville, and thereafter was escorted by jubilant supporters to the Liberty Party headquarters where supporters danced and sang pro party song all day.