Greenfield, who served in Liberia from 2008 to 2012, warns in repetition of what senior U.S officials have been saying since the October 10 elections process, which produced a runoff election. “The United States will continue to promote accountability and will call out anyone who undermines the electoral process through fraud, violence, or intimidation,” said Greenfield in a brief statement yesterday. “Once again, the Liberian people reaffirmed their commitment to democracy in yesterday’s runoff election. Premature declarations can be detrimental to the stability of Liberia,” said Professor Attahiru Jega, Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia, and Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at the ECOWAS Commission. Both parties also had media houses with ties to declare victory, creating a tense situation among many Liberians.
