Liberia, July 10 -- WHEN PRESIDENT GEORGE WEAH nominated Mrs. Davidetta Browne Lansanah as Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC) and Cllr. Teplah Reeves as Co-chairman last month, a lot of eyebrows were raised that if confirmed by the Senate, the nominations would create the perception that Liberia may see an impartial body overseeing the upcoming Midterm Senatorial elections, as well as the 2023 General and Presidential elections, owing to the President and his party's previous association to the two appointees.

IN 2014, Cllr. Reeves contested the senatorial seat in Rivercess County on the ticket of the current ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) ticket, the same election that took now President George Weah to the...