NEC Assures That Modalities Are Being Worked Out To Start The Process March 20
PHOTO: NEC BOC Members, (left to right) Commissioners Sayor and Awar, Co-chairperson Cllr. Reeves, Commissioners Dukuly, Gaye, and Kpangbai
By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com
The board of commissioner of the National Elections Commission Wednesday hosted a one-day information sharing session with members of the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) on the compound of the Commission on 9th Street, in Sinkor.
The meeting was requested by the Elections Coordinating Committee.
In his opening statement, ECC Executive Director, Cllr. Oscar Bloh said his joint delegation raised four cardinal concerns in their request for a meeting with the board of commissioners.
Cllr. Bloh said the ECC delegation was concerned about Procurement plans, the statues of the Biometric Voter Registration process, and the reapportioning of the Boundary Constituency based on the Census from Liberia Institute for Geo Information Services or LISGIS.
The ECC boss thanked the Board members for accepting and honoring their request and said the delegation was also concerned about budgetary allotment from the Liberian government to the National Elections Commission of Liberia.
Responding, members of the Board of Commissioners, led by Co-Chairperson, Counselor P. Tephah Reeves said that all modalities leading to the start of the 20 March 2023 Biometric Voter Registration process are progressing according to plans.
The NEC board of commissioners informed the ECC delegation that the Country has been divided into two phases for the conduct of the BVR process beginning 20 March 2023 to the ending date of 11 May 2023.
The NEC Co-chairperson explained the ECC delegation that technicians of the LAXTON Group, who won the bid to procure BVR equipment and materials are working with technicians of the Commission to address all of the technical problems for a smooth conduct of the BVR process.
The session was led by the Co-chairperson of the Commission, Cllr. P. Teplah Reeves, and supported by Commissioners, Boakai A. Dukuly, Floyd Oxley Sayor, Counselor Ernestine Morgan Awar, Barsee Leo Kpangbai, and Josephine Kou Gaye.