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Edith Gongloe Weh Told Reporters Following The Casting Of Her Ballot.

By Albert Fania TONGLAWIN, Nimba County –Madam Edith Gongloe-Weh, the lone female contender in the Nimba County Senatorial by-election, cast her vote Tuesday at the Tonglawin Public School, expressing general satisfaction with the conduct of the polls. While praising the National Elections Commission (NEC) for a well-organized process, Gongloe-Weh confirmed that her team had formally lodged several complaints with the Commission. However, she declined to elaborate on the nature of the concerns. “The process here has been smooth, and I commend the NEC for the organization,” she said shortly after voting. “However, my team has submitted some complaints to the…

By Matalay S. Kollie Ganta, Nimba County-The Project Accountable Safe Space (PASS), a coalition of local women’s rights organizations, has released a comprehensive report detailing its observations and recommendations from the ongoing Nimba County Senatorial By-election. Speaking at a press conference in Ganta on April 22, 2025, PASS officials described the election atmosphere across all nine districts as largely peaceful. The group had deployed 18 trained local observers following a virtual training session held on April 21. The training focused on women’s participation, identifying gender-based violence indicators, and gathering gender-sensitive data during the polls. Observers reported that polling stations opened…

April 22, 2025 | Sanniquellie, Nimba County — In a surprising development coming out of today’s Senatorial By-election in Nimba County, the National Elections Commission (NEC) has confirmed that it is using the 2023 Presidential and Legislative Election voter roll—which includes electoral data associated with the late Senator Prince Y. Johnson—despite today’s poll being held to fill the vacancy left by his passing. Cape 96.6 FM/TV has learned from the NEC Chairperson’s first official briefing, held earlier at Sanniquellie City Hall, that 307,254 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots across 262 voting precincts and 736 polling places. Polls…