-As NEC announces preliminary results
By G. Bennie Bravo Johnson
Day 2 (two) of the pronouncement of official preliminary elections results by the National Elections Commission (NEC) took a different trend- as both the incumbent George Weah and Liberia’s former Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai seem to be struggling with similar figures for the nation’s first-citizenship.
On Thursday, October 12, 2023, the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced preliminary elections results from polling places in Montserrado, Bomi, Bong, Grand Bassa, Lofa, Grand Kru, Sinoe, Margibi, River Cess, and River Gee counties.
At 33 out of 171 polling places In BOMI COUNTY, UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 5,555 (58.53%) votes while CDC George Weah accumulates 3, 152 (33.21%) votes. At 45 out of 555 polling places In BONG COUNTY, UP Joseph NyumaBoakai secures 6, 606 (44.72%) votes while CDC George Weah accumulates 5, 772 (39.07%)
At 27 out of 405 GRAND BASSA COUNTY, CDC George Weah accumulates 3, 249 (42.04%) votes while UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 2, 801 (36.24%) votes. At 4 out of 110 polling places In GRAND KRU COUNTY- CDC George Weah accumulates 1, 002 (86.01%) votes while UP Joseph NyumaBoakai secures 61 (5.24%) votes
With 25 out of 424 polling places In LOFA COUNTY, UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 3, 550 (49.36%) votes while CDC George Weah accumulates 1, 999 (27.79%) votes. At 27 out of 424 In MARGIBI COUNTY, UP Joseph Nyuma Boakaisecures 4, 131 (52.21%) votes while CDC George Weah accumulates
2, 987 (37.75%) votes.
At 82 out of 2008 In MONTSERRADO COUNTY, CDCGeorge Weah accumulates 14, 545 (48.39%) votes while UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 13, 896 (46.23%) votes. At 68 out of 736 polling places In NIMBA COUNTY, UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 11, 930 (54.91%) votes while CDC George Weah accumulates 4, 220 (19.42%) votes.
At 19 out of 105 polling places In RIVER CESS COUNTY, CDC George Weah accumulates 2, 852 (52.33%) votes while UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures
1, 985 (36.42%) votes. At 16 out of 152 polling places In SINOE COUNTY, CDC George Weah accumulates 3, 839 (75.81%) votes while UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 745/14.71%
In RIVER GEE, CDC George Weah accumulates 1, 321 (64.10%) votes while
UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 408 (23.29%) votes. In GBARPOLU COUNTY- UP Joseph Nyuma Boakai secures 6, 122 (49.30%) votes while CDC George Weah accumulates
4, 572 (36.82%) votes.
In a bid to dispel mis and disinformation- following the disclosure of the preliminary results on Thursday, the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) emphasized that the results are all correct
“All of the votes are correct, all of the percentages are correct. For the senatorial seats, all of the percentages are correct.”
Meanwhile the commissioner further provided that the Magistrate of Upper Nimba reported the disruption of the vote counting process at a precinct comprising two polling places in electoral district four, namely: Beolontuo Public School with precinct code 33258.
According to the NEC boss, the Police have since been dispatched to the town, but due to the difficult terrain, they are yet to return with feedback. As such, the Commission will provide updates to the public on this matter as the information is made available to us.
At the same time, the NEC boss revealed that the Magistrate of Upper Bong County reported a fire incident that occurred at the magisterial office. “He reported that the fire was started by an electrical shock in the Conference Room of the magisterial office. The fire was put off, and all the election materials are intact and tally is continuing.”
