The ECOWAS Commission has noted with concern the interim injunction issued by a High Court on Saturday, March 24th restraining the NationalElectoral Commission (NEC) and the Chief Electoral Commissioner of Sierra Leone from proceeding with preparations for the March 27th Presidential run-off election. It noted the governance progress in the region with all ECOWAS member States now running a democratic system. Meanwhile, Prof. Amos Sawyer, Head of 55-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission for the run-off poll, has charged the observers to be vigilant and await the next steps as the political situation unfolds. Prof. Sawyer, who also led the 65-member ECOWAS Observation Team to the first round balloting, encouraged all Sierra Leonean stakeholders to ensure that the electoral process was taken to a peaceful and successful completion. Similarly, the ECOWAS Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security Gen. Francis Behanzin, appealed for patience, urging Sierra Leoneans to replicate the determination and resilience they have shown so far on the electoral process.

Source: GNN Liberia March 26, 2018 08:34 UTC