President George Manneh Weah has heeded the advice of many Liberians and has withdrawn the nomination of the National Elections Commission (NEC) Chair-designate, Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike.
This follows after many public outcries from ordinary Liberians and the politicians calling on the president to rescind the nomination of Nigerian born Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike as chairman of country electoral body.
The President Weah’s withdrawal letter stated:
“Dear Mr. President Pro-Tempore:
I do hereby withdraw nominations for Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike, Chairman-designate, National Elections Commission and Cllr. Edwin K. Martin, Chairperson-designate, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, respectively.”
From that Friday, March 20, when the President made the nomination of Cllr. Nwabudike and others known, social media in Liberia went into anger.
The National Elections Commission (NEC) Chair-designate was mainly singled out by the President’s critics and others against his nomination largely because of his nationality.
Cllr. Nwabudike) has since claimed to be a naturalized Liberia with Nigerian roots.
He appeared on two occasions before the Senate’s Committee on Autonomous Agencies and Commissions chaired by Sinoe County Senator Milton Teahjay, but could not convince members of that body to confirm him.
Before he was nominated for the NEC Chair post, Nwabudike had been the Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission.
As he was being nominated for the NEC post, he was being replaced by Cllr. Edwin Martin. However, the President has also withdrawn Cllr. Martin’s nomination, too, for the post.
It’s not clear whether the President wants to maintain Nwabudike in his previous post as he continues to face huge criticisms for lying about his nationality.
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