Monrovia – Alexander Cummings’ Alternative National Congress has finally joined the opposition Liberty Party, All Liberian Party, and the ruling Unity Party in backing a complaint against the National Elections Commission alleging massive election irregularities during the first round of the presidential and legislative elections. In a statement Tuesday, the party’s Chairman Lafayette O. Gould urged partisans to remain calm as the legal options are being explored. He added: “The ANC would like to also state its support of the Liberty Party’s official complaint to the National Elections Commission.”Mr. Gould said the ANC and its Standard Bearer promises to continue to be dedicated to creating change and reform in Liberia. "We must remain steadfast and peaceful in the preservation of the peace and stability of our great nation.”The ANC’s backing comes as the Supreme Court is looking into the complaints filed by the Liberty Party. On Monday, Justice-In-Chamber, Justice Kabineh Ja’neh could neither deny or issue a Writ of Prohibition prayed for by opposition political party Liberty Party (LP) for the National Elections Commission (NEC) to halt the run–off Presidential elections on November 7, 2017 due to an alleged claim from the party of irregularities and fraud discovered in the just-ended October 10th Presidential Legislative Elections.

Source: Front Page Africa October 31, 2017 17:48 UTC