The head of the African Union’s (AU) elections monitoring group in Liberia, Erastus Mwencha, yesterday re-emphasized the call for Liberians to ensure that the 2017 elections do not tear them apart and take the nation backward. “The AU in collaboration with ECOWAS and all other local and international partners are watching Liberia, the oldest independent African republic that set the agenda for continental independence from colonial rule. We are watching you as you people go through these elections,” Mwencha said. Therefore, we believe that this will stand as a beacon of hope for the sub-region and even beyond,” Mwencha noted. He wished the country well and admonished all stakeholders to allow the electoral process to be transparent and credible.

Source: Daily Observer October 11, 2017 01:18 UTC