Telia Leading

Ms. Telia Urey of the All Liberian People (ALP) is said to be leading in the just conducted by-election held in District # 15 in Monsterrado County.
Initially, earlier votes counted showed that the candidate of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Abu Bana Kamara was in the lead but the National Elections Commission’s (NEC) latest report showed Ms. Urey is in the lead with 42 percent followed by Kamara with 41 percent.
The “See-saw” battle is between the two candidates in the lead who are among other candidates battling for the Representatives seat in District #15 caused by a vacancy which was created following the death of Adolph Lawrence in March of this year.
Earlier results announced by the NEC covered about 65 polling places out of the total of 94 constituting 69.15% which put CDC’s Kamara ahead of ALP Urey with 5,515 votes constituting 45.95% while ALP’s Urey got 4,548 votes constituting 37.89%.
However, the latest result on Friday, NEC released that 74 polling places out of 94 which constitutes 87.72% revealed that Urey is silkily ahead with 5,573 votes while CDC’s Kamara got 5,417 votes.
NEC’s boss, Jerome Korkoya, told the media that the Commission has quarantined the four polling places including the votes cast there because they were been challenged by Urey and her team following filing of a formal complaint.
He said 20 polling places which constitutes 21.2% are being questioned therefore the results there from will be released depending on the ongoing investigation that is being conducted and disposed of as required by the NEC guidelines.
Meanwhile, the NEC has officially declared the four collaborating opposition political parties’ senatorial candidate, Abraham Darious Dillon, the winner of the senatorial by-election.
Mr. Dillon’s victory followed the 102, 549 votes which constitutes 55.74% of the 1,790 polling places in Montserrado County while the CDC’s senatorial candidate, Paulita C.C Wie received the second highest votes with a total of 63,971 also constituting 34.77%.