Donyen’s Legal Team Asks NEC Hearing Officer To Recuse 

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The Defense Counsel  representing  Montserrado District #2 representative candidate,  Bishop  Nimley J Donyen  has  requested  the National Elections Commission (NEC) Hearing Officer  who’s presiding over the district electoral Irregularity case   to recuse  himself   from the case.

During yesterday’s,  Tuesday  November  21, hearing at NEC headquarters in Monrovia,  Donyen  Defense lawyers  disclosed that they have realized  the NEC Hearing Officer  biasness, martiality  and as such,   his actions  has the propensity  to prejudice  the case.

“You said you  lost your mother,  stayed away from the case for two weeks,  we requested further  action,  then you have come back to   show up and continue  the case? You must have an interest in our opponent,” Donyen Defense Counsel disclosed. 

In response,  the hearing officer noted that, “the hearing says it has read the application  made by the movant council for the hearing officer to recuse  himself  from the hearing.

“The hearing  preserves ruling on the motion and the communicate with the party during the next  seating November  22, 2023 at the hour of 1:00pm

“All parties are encouraged  to use the meanings of today’s hearing to serve as regular notice of assignment.”

Following  NEC results  announcement, Bishop Nimley J. Donyen  rejected  the    result,   calling for a recount  as he claimed victory over his rival. 

Candidate  Donyen  is  claiming  victory  over  Unity Party Candidate  Sekou Kanneh  with over 1000 votes  calling on  the National  Elections Commission (NEC)   to ensure a recount. 

Bishop Donyen  claims  victory  over his rival , ,Seckou Kanneh 

with 1317 votes margin  stating that he obtained a  total votes   of, 9,444  while Kanneh got  8,127 votes 

The case started on Tuesday October  24, at the Montserrado County National  Elections Commission  (NEC) , Hearing  Office in Bentol , listened  and transferred   at    NEC  headquarters  for enquiry.

On Wednesday  October 25, 

The National  Elections  Commission  (NEC), Hearing  officer, commenced the process  as  Bishop Donyen  claimed there was  an alteration  in electoral  tally  sheets  making him the victim  to  Unity Party  (UP) candidate,  Sekou Kanneh  Victory. 

In his complaint filed on  Wednesday  October  17. 2023 to the Hearing Officer  at NEC, he said  that Mathematics does not lie. 

“The tally sheets from the Nineteen Voting Precincts of Electoral District Number Two, Montserrado County, say that I got the highest votes in Electoral District Number Two, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, at the end of the October 10, 2023 General Election in said District.

“Unfortunately, the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia erred by not announcing me, Independent Candidate Nimely J. Donyen, as winner of the October 10, 2023 Election. I am therefore asking the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia to correct the mistake and announce  me, Independent Candidate Nimely J.  Donyen, winner of the Representative Seat of Electoral District Number Two, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia. To make it easy for NEC to realize her mistake, I request a perusal of all the tally sheets and a recount of the ballots, ” Bishop Nimley claims. 

However,   he is calling on his supporters to remain calm and any deal to announce a wrong winner in the distrust  will meet strong resistance. 

He  claims , he is the winner of the election  and is demanding NEC to see an urgent reason to have their mistake corrected  or will use unspecified actions to protect  his votes. 

Speaking  with the UP candidate, Sekou Kanneh,  he failed to comment even though  Journalists were eager to speak with him.

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