The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has yesterday 10th November, 2020 closed nominations for the bye elections in Constituency 078 and Ward 287 in Bo District, Ward 348 in Moyamba District and Ward 226 in Karene District. Seven male and two female have gone through the provisional nomination process for the Local Council Ward bye-elections, one female each from NGC and APC. In addition only two male were provisionally nominated for the Parliamentary bye-election.
The Commission on October 20th declared that these pending elections will all be conducted on December 12, 2020. According to the Director of Media and External Relations, Albert Massaquoi only two candidates from APC and SLPP were nominated for the Parliamentary bye election in Constituency 078, Bo district.
For the Local Council bye elections, in Karene district the endorsed candidates for Ward 226 are from APC, NGC, SLPP and UDM. For Ward 348 in Moyamba district endorsed candidates are from APC (female) and SLPP.
In Bo district Ward 287 the endorsed candidates are from APC, NGC (female) and SLPP. Massaquoi cautioned further that these nominations are provisional and that there is possibility for objection regarding each candidates nomination.
By Zainab Iyamide Joaque