Liberia: Elders Appeal to Govt for Chief's Election

Elders in Nimba, Bong, Lofa, and Margibi Counties are calling on government to see reason to conduct elections for chiefs in the 15 counties of Liberia. The elders' representative Mr. Samuel Gbaideh told this paper in Monrovia on Thursday, 3 August that the decision to appeal to government is due to the alleged overstaying of some chiefs in positions in Nimba, Bong, Lofa and Margibi Counties.

Mr. Gbaideh notes that the essence of choosing a leader through elections process is to have a democratic leadership heading the chiefs here that is free from violence and other things. He claims that the fact that government is conducting these national elections without including elections for chiefs, there is an alleged violation of the Constitution.

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