Friday,December 13, 2014: In response to Robert A. Sirleaf’s citizenship issue, NEC Chairman Jerome G. Korkoya, has written to one of the Counselors, Kaneah, stating that “in keeping with the practice of the Commission and due to the seriousness of the matter raised in your letter under reply, he has referred the complaint to the Independent Hearing Officer, Attorney Muana Ville for investigation. Attorney Ville will cite the parties for a hearing as soon as he returns from his tour of the Southeast where he is conducting training for hearing officers in the special senatorial election. NEC had received the complaint from lawyers representing two political parties, Movement for Progress Change (MPC) and the National Democratic Coalition (NDC), Counselors Laveli Supuwood and Lofer Kaneah, respectively, that they have documentary evidence that Robert voted in the democratic primary in North Caroline on May, 4 2014, in the USA. If this allegation true might disqualify him from contesting the December 16, special senatorial election in Liberia. We are watching with eagle eyes 2. On the seond segment:The Liberian Legislature was expected to end its 3rd working Session today, December 12, and proceed on Annual or Constituency Break, previously known as Agriculture Break, according to an earlier Certificate of Extension which took effect November 12. but both houses has extended its Special Session by one week, upon a request from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the pending submission of four undrilled offshore petroleum exploration Blocks— LB-6, LB-7, LB-16 and LB-17 – the leases of which she wants to conclude before the lawmakers depart for their annual break.However, the Liberian leader, in her communication to the two Houses, informed the Legislature that for the past two months, the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has been concluding negotiations for the exploration of the final oil blocks that were initiated under the 2002 petroleum law with “certain international oil companies.” Why Even in the midst of Ebola our oil blocks is still on sale?
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:46:33 +0000