Monrovia – The Election Coordinating Committee (ECC) has called on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to withdraw or recall the appointment made to the office of the Ombudsman. “The office of the Ombudsman is an independent autonomous body in keeping with Section 12.1 of the Code of Conduct." The Elections Coordinating Committee believes that a wider consultative process with diverse stakeholders would lead to the appointment of competent individuals for the Ombudsman. 3 Compliance of political parties with the elections laws and regulations,” Bloh continued. Bloh noted that official campaigning has not been declared by the NEC, some political parties were already involved in campaigning with rallies intended to announce vice running mates.

Source: Front Page Africa April 06, 2017 01:30 UTC