MONROVIA, Sept. 22 -- Mr. Taa Wongbe may have given up appearing on the ticket of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) for the senatorial race in Nimba, but he certainly did not take his eyes off the race - he would contest as an independent candidate.

Over the weekend, Wongbe's ANC abandoned its quest to seek a rerun of the September 6 primary in Nimba which the ANC believes was marred by flaws, fraud and violence, therefore, rendering the outcome invalid.

In that primary, Madam Edith Gongloe Weh reportedly earned 127 votes against Wongbe who reportedly got only six votes.

In a statement, the ANC had said, "The ANC believes in fair and honest dealing, and cannot lend credence to a process which conduct was a complete opposite of wh...