The National Elections Commission (NEC) has disclosed that the candidate nomination exercise for the senatorial by-election in Lofa County is on-going at the headquarters of the commission on 9th Street, Sinkor.
The NEC says the candidate nomination exercise for the Lofa County by-election, which started on Monday, March 21, 2022, will end on April 1, 2022, and runs from Monday to Friday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m., daily.
The NEC, in a statement issued Tuesday, March 22, 2022, said nomination package for aspirants of political parties and coalitions or alliances will be delivered to the Chairperson or Secretary General of the parties for distribution to their members. Independent aspirants can pick up the nomination forms themselves or through designated persons.
The statement from the election management body (EMB) noted that all aspirants for the Lofa senatorial by-election must appear in person to return the nomination package during the period of the nomination.
In a related development, the Accreditation Exercise for party agents, local and international observers and the media for the senatorial by-election in Lofa County is on-going at the headquarters of the commission on 9th Street, Sinkor. The accreditation exercise for the Lofa senatorial by-election started on Saturday, March 19, 2022, and will end on Tuesday, April 29, 2022.
According to the NEC statement, the candidate nomination and accreditation exercises are in line with the key electoral dates released for the Lofa County senatorial by-election, slated for May 10, 2022.
