Monrovia - The Supreme Court of Liberia has denied the Unity Party Bill of Information filed against the National Elections Commission (NEC) to hold the Commission in contempt for failure to rule on an appeal before them. Report by Bettie Johnson-Mbayo, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Court in its opinion read by Associate Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokolie said the Constitution of Liberia, Article 83C sets a time period of 30 days in which the NEC is to hear and make determination in election matters. However, the Court reiterated its position that the NEC does not have to consume the 30 days given it under the Constitution before concluding a given election matter, and should proceed expeditiously with the investigation of the election matters pending before it recognizing the critical nature of election cases and their implications on the governance of the nation.

Source: Front Page Africa November 17, 2017 21:56 UTC