NEC data, public opinion suggest otherwiseWith barely two weeks to the runoff presidential election, there are concerns from members of the public whether Nimba County Senator Prince Yormie Johnson still has what it takes to swing the electorate of Nimba County to either side in the upcoming run-off election. Johnson, once dubbed a ‘Kingmaker’ in the 2011 presidential election, appeared instrumental in delivering Nimba County to the Unity Party presidential candidate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her running mate, Joseph N. Boakai. In 2011, Johnson received 110,735 or 67.7 percent of the votes cast in Nimba County, compared to 107,430 or 53.3 percent of the votes cast in the same county on October 10, 2017. The total number of registered voters in Nimba County in 2011 were 242,007, compared to 279,572 in 2017. “Some young people have accused Senator Johnson of selling their votes during the 2011 elections to the ruling Unity Party without them benefiting,” he said.

Source: Daily Observer October 25, 2017 02:26 UTC