MONROVIA – Solicitor General Syrenius Cephus has written the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) instructing her not to certificate Lofa County Senator-elect J. Brownie Samukai whose conviction by the lower court was recently affirmed by the Supreme Court. But his instruction to the NEC comes ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on the electoral dispute between the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and Mr. Samukai. Samukai’s conviction has no relation to the December 8 Special Senatorial Elections. Cephus’ letter to the Elections Commission Chairperson states, “You will recall that prior to the 8 December 2020 election, Mr. Samukai was found guilty by the lower court along with his co-conspirators for the same crimes. Mr. Samukai is yet to comment on the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Source: Front Page Africa February 22, 2021 06:00 UTC