The National Elections Commission (NEC) says it has received US$500,000 from the Government of Liberia (GOL) for the payment of local and international venders, who rendered services to the Commission during the December 8, 2020 special senatorial election.
NEC-Liberia Thursday said the money was made available through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, after all the necessary modalities between the Commission and the ministry were reached.
A statement issued by NEC-Liberia on June 10, 2021 said the Commission has already started payments to local and international venders for services rendered to the commission in 2020.
However, the NEC is asking the government, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, to work with speed to pay the balance of the money to ensure that the Commission clears all of its liabilities.
Recently, the NEC local Magisterial Office in Tappitta, Nimba County, was besieged by vendors who provided vehicular services to the Commission, while local venders in Monrovia have issued several ultimatums to the Commission, indicating that they were “out of patience” with the Commission for the delay in honoring contractual arrangements between them and NEC-Liberia.