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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