Abuja, Nigeria – 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. 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. “[The ECOWAS] Authority takes note of the run-off Presidential election scheduled for 26 December 2017, and urges the National Election Commission to implement the recommendations of the Supreme Court to ensure a peaceful and transparent election”, the release quotes the Final Communique as saying. 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: Front Page Africa December 20, 2017 03:00 UTC