Monrovia –In 2014, when the deadly Ebola virus outbreak was wreaking havoc and threatening to disrupt the Midterm Senatorial elections, Cllr. Cephus Petition DeniedThe Court held that firstly, the Constitution gives the Legislature the power to make election laws. The Court held that a resolution passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the President is law. To put it all in context, none of the five countries that have Presidential elections this year in the region have postponed their elections. However, first-time contestants seeking elections to unseat the incumbent Senators, pushed for elections to occur.

Source: Front Page Africa May 26, 2020 07:07 UTC