Monthly Archive: December 2023
At LNBA Convention: “Lawyers Call for Maintaining the Peace Post- Election through Adherence to the Rule of Law”
The Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) has conducted its 2023 annual convention in Ganta City, Nimba County with lawyers calling for the maintenance of the peace post-election through adherence to the rule of law.
The convention, held from December 7-10, 2023 brought together legal scholars, justice actors, government officials, civil society actors and members of the diplomatic corps.
MR. QUANUQUANEI KARMUE VS NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION AND WOMBA (12/07/2023)
Once again, this Court has been called upon to decide an election controversy growing out of the October 10, 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections, which this time originates from Electoral District #4, Upper Bong County. The appeal in this case is taken from the final ruling by the Board of Commissioners (BOC) of the National Elections Commission, which confirmed the ruling of the Hearing Officer, also of the National Elections Commission.
The records transmitted to this Court reveal that the Appellant, Quanuquanei Alfred Karmue, through his Campaign Chairwoman, Sannie Suokollie, filed a complaint on October 13, 2023, with the Senior Elections Magistrate of the National Elections Commission stationed in Upper Bong County, in which he levied a series of allegations against the NEC Staff who conducted the Representative Elections for District 04, Voting Precinct no. 6004, Belefanai Administrative Building. In the said letter of complaint, the complainant alleged that throughout Election Day, October 10, 2023, a certain individual, fraudulently wearing a NEC vest, intimidated voters to vote for Candidate Robert Flomo Womba, 2nd Appellee herein. In addition, the complaint alleged the individual who admitted that he did not have an NEC identification was allowed by the NEC staff to continue to permit voters into Room 1, unmonitored, after the voting time
The Intestate Estate of Joseph N. Boley Vs. Oldman Gaye et. al. (12/07/2023)
This motion to dismiss is before this Court from a ruling made by the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, Grand Gedeh County on April 7, 2023, in a cancellation proceedings case in which the trial judge ruled against Oldman Gaye Gbarwo et al. respondents herein.
The facts as alleged are that the movant, the Intestate Estate of Joseph N. Boley, represented by its Administrator Mr. Thomas N. Boley et al. filed a petition for cancellation against one Oldman Gaye Gbarwo et al., respondents herein praying the court to cancel the respondents purported land sale deed made by the respondents in their own name alleging that the said deed was fake and
Recent Comments