Liberia: Women Lead Queues At Polling Centers in Nimba County Ahead of Opening of Polls

Ganta, Nimba County — With few hours to go before Liberia's 2017 presidential and legislative elections, unorthodox long queues have started forming at various polling centers in Ganta, Nimba County as early as 5:00 AM.

The queues are being formed mainly by women voters. They are hoping to be among the first to cast their vote. From first-time women voters to those bent with age, thousands descended upon polling centers long before dawn to cast their ballots.

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