Monthly Archive: December 2017

In-House counsel of the National Erections commission (NEC), and counsellors F. Musah Dean and C. Alexander B. Zoe appeared for the 1st appellee. counsellor S. L. Lofen Keneah appeared for the 2nd appellee.

Having reviewed the facts and circumstances of this case, listened to the arguments advanced by both parties, and taken note of the law applicable thereto, it is hereby

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellors Peter Y. Kerkula of Jones & Jones Law Firm and Laveli J. Supuwood of Foundation Law Firm appeared for the appellant. Counsellors Joseph N. Blidi, ln-House Counsel, National Elections Commission, (NEC), F. Musah Dean, Jr. and C. Alexander B. Zoe appeared for the 1’t appellee. Counsellor Alhaji Swaliho A. Sesay of Sesay, Johnson and Associates Law Chambers appeared for 2nd appellee.

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellor Amos Y. Bartu of Legal Consultants, lnc., appeared for the appellant. Counsellor Joseph Blidi, In-House Counsel of the National Elections Commission (NEC), and Counsellors F. Musah Dean, Jr., and C. Alexander B. Zoe, appeared for the 1st appellee. Counsellor J. Laveli Supuwood appeared for the 2nd appellee. After having carefully examined the facts as contained in the records, listened to the arguments on both sides, and considered the evidence and the laws relevant thereto. it is hereby

That the representative candidates of the ‘1st appellants, although having excepted to the final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) and announced an appeal therefrom to the Supreme Court, they having taken no further steps to perfect the appeal in keeping the law on said matter, the motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the NEC as to those representative candidates is deemed abandoned; the motion to dismiss the appeal is therefore denied and dismissed;

That the Chairman of the NEC, having been shown to have made statements and utterances on the elections, while the complaints filed by the appellants before the NEC were still being investigated and awaiting disposition. and which could be viewed as bias and prejudicial, he should have recused himself