The runoff poll is slated for Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
A statement released by the ECOWAS mission on Sunday read, “On Friday, November 10, 2023, Prof. Jega met successively with Mr. Frank Musa Dean Jr, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Liberia, Mrs Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, President of the National Electoral Commission, some civil society actors and the ECOWAS technical team.
“In his meetings with these actors, Jega discussed the preparation for the polls and challenges for a peaceful, free, transparent and credible electoral process.
“In the morning of Saturday, November 11, 2023, Jega met with ECOWAS Short-Term Observers in the presence of Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mr Abdou Kolley, Director of the Cabinet of the President of the ECOWAS commission, Ambassador Josephine NKRUMAH, ECOWAS Resident Representative in Liberia, members of ECOWAS parliament, member of the ECOWAS Permanent Representative Committee and member of the ECOWAS Council of Wise.”
Addressing ECOWAS observers, Jega was quoted as urging “them to carry out their tasks within the confines of the extant electoral legal frameworks and in accordance with international standards.
“He also urged them to avoid interfering in the electoral process and to use the skills and tools acquired through their training. Finally, he asked them to make possible recommendations to improve the electoral process and the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission.”
The statement also noted that the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Liberia, Josephine Nkrumah, briefed members of the observer mission on the conditions in which “the polls will be held,” and gave a background on the electoral campaign atmosphere ahead of the polls.
The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, ECOWAS, Abdel-Fatau Musah, expressed satisfaction with the high profile of ECOWAS Electoral Mission Observers and charged members to remain objective in their observations of the exercise.
