The West African Elders Forum Election Mission to Liberia has called for a peaceful poll in Liberia as George Weah seeks reelection as the country’s president.
The call was made in a statement issued after the close of the campaign on Sunday in Monrovia, the Capital of Liberia.
The statement was jointly signed by the head of the mission, former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, and the deputy head of the mission, Kadrie Ouedrago, the former prime minister of Burkina Faso, according to Peoples Gazette.
The forum also urged the country’s National Electoral Commission and the security agencies to exercise their mandate per the nation’s laws to build trust and guarantee the integrity of the elections.
The elders commended Liberians for their abiding faith in the nation’s democracy, as exemplified in the mass participation in the 2023 electioneering activities, which culminated in the spirited closing campaigns of various parties, which ended on Sunday.
The forum stated that Liberia had established a striking culture of peaceful elections and seamless transitions in the last two decades. It urged all stakeholders to strive to maintain this tradition by working to make the 2023 elections transparent, free and fair.
The forum stated that Liberia had established a striking culture of peaceful elections and seamless transitions in the last two decades. It urged all stakeholders to strive to maintain this tradition by working to make the 2023 elections transparent, free and fair.
“We urge the candidates and voters to be law-abiding and avoid actions that could have a negative impact on the elections and threaten the peace and stability the country has witnessed since the end of the civil war. We note the commitment to a non-violent, free, fair and transparent electoral process, as demonstrated by the signing of the Farmington River Declaration,” it stated. “We urge all candidates to abide by the dictates of the peace accord.”
