{"id":42235,"date":"2022-07-04T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/07\/04\/inside-three-womens-ngos-upbeat\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T21:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T21:39:11","slug":"inside-three-womens-ngos-upbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/07\/04\/inside-three-womens-ngos-upbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Three Women\u2019s NGOS Upbeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MONROVIA\u2013Three Women Non-Governmental Organizations comprising the Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia, (WONGOSOL,) Sister AID Liberia, (SALI,) and the Peace Hut Women of Lofa County have applauded\u00a0all political stakeholders and electorates for participating in the just-ended election in Lofa\u00a0County.<\/p>\n

According to the release issued over the\u00a0weekend the\u00a0release said, from June 25 to 30, 2022, the joint team monitored the opening and set-up of the polls; voting and counting of ballot papers and votes, as well as closing of voting polls in three representative districts \u2013 Voinjama,\u00a0Salyea\u00a0and\u00a0Zorzor.<\/p>\n

The release noted that,\u00a0in addition\u00a0to these crucial points,\u00a0they observed critical electoral\u00a0incidents that occurred at\u00a0polling places\u00a0as well as\u00a0in the larger political environment of Lofa County\u00a0and\u00a0based on observations made,\u00a0they qualify\u00a0that the\u00a0voting process was free, fair, and peaceful.<\/p>\n

The release said the\u00a0joint mission\u00a0team observed a number of concerning issues\u00a0that require the urgent attention of\u00a0the\u00a0relevant\u00a0political and electoral\u00a0authorities\u00a0including development partners.<\/p>\n

The Women Non-Governmental Organizations in a release said\u00a0opening and closing of the polls were timely carried out but slightly\u00a0delayed beyond the\u00a0required time of 8:00 a.m.\u00a0and 6:00 p.m. in isolated\u00a0cases and\u00a0polling precincts were seemingly accessible to all, including people living with disabilities and they (set-up)\u00a0tend to\u00a0guarantee confidential vote casting.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the issue of\u00a0Security presence, the release said\u00a0the presence of\u00a0the Liberia Joint\u00a0security officers was moderate or nominally low in rural areas but more visible in urban\/city areas and added that, they did\u00a0not observe any incident of campaigning \u2013 directly and indirectly \u2013 at the polling\u00a0centers\u00a0and\/or in the environment of those\u00a0areas\u00a0and also voters were\u00a0seen in an organized, single file queues, usually adhering to the guidance of poll workers and police officers.<\/p>\n

On the issue of\u00a0Voters turn\u00a0out, the release indicated that, they\u00a0noted\u00a0that turnout of voters at\u00a0all the polling stations the joint-team visited was seemingly low.\u00a0Results from basic inquiry made after the Election Day regarding\u00a0this\u00a0revealed that many voters were likely demotivated and tend to feel their votes would have made no\u00a0difference.<\/p>\n

Touching on\u00a0Women\u2019s\u00a0participation, the release said,\u00a0basic\u00a0inquiry carried out,\u00a0women\u00a0said they felt\u00a0reluctant to vote because they do not have a\u00a0significant\u00a0stake in\u00a0Lofa\u2019s\u00a0political processes, including holding traditional and political leadership positions\u00a0to directly advance the interest of women.<\/p>\n

Quoting\u00a0respondents,\u00a0the release said, women\u00a0who have leadership and political ambitions are rejected by traditional leaders because\u00a0women cannot\u00a0\u201ctalk to the devil\u201d\u00a0and are not allowed to participate in certain traditional fora and rites. This issue raises\u00a0serious\u00a0concerns of women\u2019s political participation and leadership.<\/p>\n

On the issue of\u00a0Violation of\u00a0the right of\u00a0women\u00a0to vote:\u00a0the release said that, they\u00a0learned about a few cases where the right of women to vote was violated by male counterparts\u00a0adding that the\u00a0case of a young woman who was prevented from voting by her elder brother because she was reportedly not voting for a candidate of his choice in\u00a0Zorzor District is well known\u00a0also other\u00a0cases we witnessed were related to men\u00a0demanding\u00a0their wives to do farm works and businesses instead of going to vote.<\/p>\n

On the issue of\u00a0Peace and security concern\u00a0the release said\u00a0unofficial\u00a0announcements of preliminary results by political actors and journalists\u00a0in ways that suggest a certain candidate already won was\u00a0common as such this could\u00a0serve as an undercurrent and potentially erupt into violent tension if the official election result is contrary to pronouncements being made.<\/p>\n

Even more concerning was the situation in which a candidate gave a concession speech before the official result and congratulated another candidate.\u00a0On the other hand,\u00a0while there was no situation that threatened the peace and security of women during\u00a0the voting process, the approach of campaign applied by\u00a0supporters of\u00a0the two major contenders (Amb. Joseph Nyemah Boakai\u00a0of the\u00a0Unity Party\u00a0and Rep. Thomas P. Fallah of the\u00a0Congress for\u00a0Democratic Change) in market places\u00a0in Lofa County reportedly interrupted\u00a0the livelihood activities of poor women who depend on daily wage and profits from petit businesses they operate to survive.<\/p>\n

Based on observations made, we\u00a0request political actors to desist from announcing unofficial results, including spurring of mal-information, misinformation, and disinformation\u00a0ahead of official announcement by the National Elections Commission.<\/p>\n

Additionally, we recommend to the National Police\u00a0and NEC\u00a0that critical incidents such as violation of women\u2019s rights\u00a0to vote should be addressed\u00a0to guarantee equal participation of women and men in electoral processes in\u00a0Liberia.<\/p>\n

Finally, we implore all political stakeholders, traditional leaders\u00a0and electorates to support the\u00a0participation of women in all aspects of political life\u00a0and to as well continue to support the peace completion of the remaining phases of the election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Source: New republic liberia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MONROVIA\u2013Three Women Non-Governmental Organizations comprising the Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia, (WONGOSOL,) Sister AID Liberia, (SALI,) and the Peace Hut Women of Lofa County have applauded\u00a0all political stakeholders and electorates for participating in the just-ended election in Lofa\u00a0County. 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