Abuja, December 19, 2017: West African leaders have urged the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia to implement the Supreme Court’s recommendations, heading into the presidential run-off. Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia and 13 other ECOWAS leaders and their duly mandated representatives, after participating in a day-long meeting of open and closed door sessions, adopted and signed the Final Communique at the end of the Summit. According to the release, the ECOWAS leaders through a 68-count Final Communique, while taking note of the December 26, 2017 presidential run-off, urged NEC to implement the recommendations of the Supreme Court to ensure a peaceful and transparent election. Other issues addressed in the Final Communique included the situations in The Gambia, Togo, Guinea Bissau, Mali and the situation of African migrants in Libya, the release continues. According to the release, the regional leaders approved the appointment of the current Ivorian Minister of Industry and Mines, Jean Claude Brou, as chairman of the ECOWAS Commission for a four-year term starting on March 1, 2018.

Source: GNN Liberia December 19, 2017 11:26 UTC