Monrovia - A representative aspirant in Electoral District #3 in Montserrado County has welcomed the extension of voter registration (VR) period by the National Election Commission (NEC). Kanio Bai Gbala said the extension is necessary to cover-up for the wasted first week due to logistical problems experienced by NEC. The VR period, which began on February 1, should have ended on March 7 but NEC chairman Jerome George Korkoya announced a weeklong extension. Gbala, however, called on NEC to speedily address the issue of people, who were either rejected on accounts of wearing hijabs or citizenship. Gbala is an aspirant on the ticket of the CDC and is a lawyer, with Masters Specialization in democratic governance and the rule of law.

Source: Front Page Africa March 05, 2017 19:55 UTC