The ruling Unity Party (UP) has dragged the National Elections Commission (NEC) before the Supreme Court of Liberia challenging the certification of Mr. Thomas Goshua II as Grand Bassa County Electoral District #5 Representative.
Through a Writ of Prohibition filed before the court, UP said the NEC certificated Mr. Goshua amidst the continuation of an electoral dispute in violation of due process.
“Petitioner says that she is the challenger and Ist runner against the Declared winner by
NEC, 2″ Respondent Hon Thomas Goshua,” the ruling party said.
It noted that on 26 January 2024, the Petitioner initially filed a Bill of information before
the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission and subsequently
amended the instrument in February 2024.
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However, the UP said the Bill of Information was dismissed on the ground that the BOC lacks Jurisdiction.
Unhappy with the decision of the Board of Commissioners, the UP said it filed a Bill
of information to the Supreme Court on 2 February 2024.
The Petitioner said it subsequently filed a complaint before the BOC and subsequently filed a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus before the Justice in Chambers in February 2024.
While this complaint and Mandamus are pending undetermined, UP said the NEC certificated Mr. Goshua without a logical conclusion of the pending cases.
“The Petitioner says that the act of Co Respondent/NEC to have certificated Hon Thomas
Goshua is contrary to the doctrine of Due process for which this Petition for a Writ of
Prohibition will lie,” said UP.
