Liberia, July 22 -- By the announcement from the National Elections Commission (NEC) that the Montserrado County by-election is slated for Monday, July 29, it seems all is now set to finally hold these elections, which have been pushed ahead not once but twice.
A source at the Elections Commission had informed this newspaper that NEC reached the decision
on the new date on Friday, July 28, during a board meeting. The materials had
arrived in the country onboard a Kenya Airways flight on Thursday of last week.
NEC had earlier announced that a full consignment of 1,046,100
ballot papers is currently in the country. The ballot papers, including tactile
ballot guides, forms, and record of the counts had been in the country for
weeks at a...