The National Elections Commission (NEC) is awaiting the mandate of the Supreme Court after its ruling into complaints of alleged election irregularities in the December 20, 2014 Mid-term Senatorial election.
The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that NEC re-investigates the complaint of Maryland County senatorial candidate, Bhofal Chambers, who filed a Writ of Prohibition to the Court against the NEC in December, 2014.
In his petition, Chambers asked the high court not stop NEC from certificating Independent Candidate Gbleh-bo Brown due to alleged irregularities at the polling station in Maryland County.
The NEC has, however, certificated Brown, along with 12 other senators-elect, while a verdict on the complaint was the pending at the Supreme Court.
In rendering the Supreme Court’s opinion Tuesday, Associate Justice Philip Banks ruled that NEC erred to have certificated Brown and all other candidates amid complaints filed at the Supreme Court.
He then granted the Writ of Prohibition and mandated the NEC to re-investigate the complaint.
However, NEC Director of Communication Joey Kennedy Wednesday told the Liberia News Agency that the NEC has not received a mandate to the effect.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice Francis Korkpor has disclosed that the October Term of the Supreme Court will be closing this week to reopen in March.