Mitchell said the NDC had earlier been in a legal tussle with the National Elections Commission at the Sixth Judicial Civil Law Court in which NEC, through a special Quick Impact Project, sought to de-certify the party, but was denied by the court. The statement indicated that the NDC has been denied all legal activities as a political party, including the ongoing process leading to the February 1 voter registration. He said the these alleged acts by the NEC have politically and psychologically injured the political party, which is therefore seeking redress from the Constitutional Court to bring the matter to a close. Mitchell also recalled that political manipulation led to the forming of the United People’s Party (UPP) and the Liberia’s People’s Party (LPP). This necessitated the 1980 military coup and the corresponding miscarriages thereof led to endless conflict in Liberia,” the statement said.

Source: Daily Observer January 30, 2017 01:52 UTC