MONROVIA, March 27 -- According to Aidoo, the nominee should not be disqualified based on his nationality as a naturalized citizen of Liberia but on his character and competence

Mr. Herald Aidoo, Executive Director of the Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) has distanced himself from calls made by Liberia's largest civil society grouping that oversees electoral matters for the Senate to reject the new National Elections Commission (NEC) chair designate Cllr. Ndubusi Nwabudike.

Mr. Aidoo in an interview with FrontPageAfrica said the call by the ECC which he is a member of is unconstitutional. According to him, the nominee should not be disqualified based on his nationality as a naturalized citizen of Liberia but on ...