As the deadline approaches for the candidate nominations for the October 10 elections, there have been many developments that have called for clarification, especially with news of candidates being rejected and the nomination period being extended.
Vote-rich Nimba Serves as Fierce Battleground for Political Parties
Liberia’s second largest city was the center of politics this past weekend as Unity Party and the All Liberian Party competed for attention with opposing events.  Â
“Go to Court,†Karnwea Tells Former Cocopa Employees
The Chief Executive Officer of the former Cocopa Rubber Company now called Nimba Rubber Incorporated Mr. Harrison S. Karnwea has told its former employees of the company to “go to court,†if they feel that the company “owes them†benefits.
Brumskine and Karnwea Join Forces to Pursue Leadership of Liberia
Charles W. Brumskine and Harrison Karnwea are set to take Liberty Party to the October elections following Brumskine’s declaration of Karnwea as his running mate in a formal ceremony held over the weekend in Saclepea.
Karnwea Says Boakai Too Old to Be President
A former supporter of the ruling Unity Party and current member of the Liberty Party, Harrison Karnwea, is calling on Liberians to go to the polls on October 10, 2017 to retire Joseph N. Boakai.
President Issues Order on Office of Ombudsman, Advancing Implementation of Code of Conduct
In the wake of debates among citizens on the implementation of the Code of Conduct, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday, March 14 issued Executive Order No. 83, specifying some requirements for the Office of the Ombudsman.
Liberty Party Denies Being Supported by President Sirleaf
The opposition Liberty Party of Charles Walker Brumskine has again denied rumors that it is being supported by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Amb. Jeremiah Sulunteh Quits Company with Unity Party
The former Liberian ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico, Jeremiah C. Sulunteh, has resigned from the ruling Unity Party.