With nearly all votes numbered in Liberia’s decision, President George Weah and his fundamental match Joseph Boakai are still running neck and neck, meaning they are set for a run-off.
Mr Weah as of now has 43.8% of the vote with Mr Boakai on 43.5%, temporary comes about appear.
A candidate needs more than 50% of the vote to be pronounced the victor.
The 10 October decision was Liberia’s closest presidential race since a respectful war finished two decades prior.
The race commission discharged the most recent comes about after votes had been checked in more than 98% of surveying stations, giving Mr Weah a thin lead of 5,456 votes.
Voting is set to be rehashed in a few parts of Sinoe, Nimba and Montserrado districts on Friday after polls were altered with by obscure individuals, the commission said.
None of the 18 other presidential candidates gotten more than 3% within the to begin with circular, and the two primary candidates are likely to look for their underwriting, as each vote will tally in a run-off.
Mr Weah, a previous universal football star, is looking for a moment term as president.
The president won a run-off within the 2017 survey with 61.5% to Mr Boakai’s 38.5%.
He got the foremost votes within the to begin with circular of that decision – 38.4% to Mr Boakai’s 28.8%, recommending that Mr Boakai fared way better in final week’s poll.
Investigator Abdullah Kiatamba told AFP news organization that whoever comes out on beat within the to begin with circular will have the advantage of more noteworthy energy.
A run-off will be held on 7 November after the declaration of official comes about.
Examiners say this can be the final endeavor at the presidency for Mr Boakai, 78.
He served as vice-president within the government of then-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her endeavors to realize peace and soundness in Liberia taking after a brutal respectful war that slaughtered an assessed 250,000 individuals.
He pursued his campaign beneath the motto “Protect”, contending that the West African state went downhill amid Mr Weah’s to begin with six a long time in office.
Mr Weah, 57, has rejected Mr Boakai’s affirmations, saying that he has made noteworthy strides, counting presenting free educational cost for college understudies.
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Rival candidates Weah and Boakai in Liberia to go for run-off poll
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George Weah tells Osimhen not to be contented, ‘Africa needs another Ballon d’Or’
George Weah, the sole recipient of Africa’s Ballon d’Or award, has advised Victor Osimhen, the forward for Nigeria and Napoli, to aim for winning the prestigious award.
Osimhen, aged 24, played a significant role in Napoli’s triumph as they secured their first Serie A title in 33 years.
He also surpassed Weah’s longstanding record for the African player with the highest number of goals scored in the Italian Serie A, by scoring his 47th goal during the match against Fiorentina on the previous Sunday.
Despite his recent success, Weah – who won the 1995 European best award- in congratulating the striker urged him to go for more accolades and believes the Super Eagles attacker has what it takes to win the Ballon d’Or.
I want to admonish you not be contented. There are many more of my records for you to break. I wish you go on to achieve greater success.
“I watched your goal against Udinese when your 52nd -minute header won the Scudetto for Napoli. Your movement, your passion, your determination and hunger brought back many memories to me.
I wait for your 100th Goal in all competitions in Italy so that you can celebrate (but don’t remove your shirt like I did or you will get a Yellow Card),” wrote Weah on Facebook.
“You have won one Scudetto. Great! When I won my first Scudetto with Milan, I said to myself, why one, why not two? I went on to win another Scudetto with Milan. I went on to win the Ballon D’or.
So why not two or more for you Victor? The sky is your limit. With your dedication, commitment, humility, hard work, you can conquer the World. Africa needs another World Best. Africa needs another European Best. You Victor, can deliver that for us,” he added.
Osimhen is leading the goal king race in Italy with four games to end the season.
Osimhen pens message to Weah
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has paid tribute to African football legend, George Weah, after breaking his long-standing Serie A record.
The Super Eagles striker netted his 47th Serie A goal – his 23 of the campaign – in the 1-0 win over Fiorentina on Sunday.
The 74th minute penalty against La Viola now places him above the former AC Milan striker, who held the record for 23 years.
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Liberia’s President George Weah donates $10,000 to Atsu’s family
George Oppong Weah, the president of Liberia, has made a $10,000 donation to the family of the late Christian Atsu, a former winger for Newcastle United and Chelsea.
Former Black Stars player Kwame Ayew made the donation on behalf of George Weah, the only African footballer to have won the Ballon d’Or award.
On February 22, 2023, Kwame Ayew made a donation on behalf of George Weah while accompanying some members of the Ghanaian Liberian Community to the home of Christian Atsu.
Christian Atsu’s body, which was found in the ruins after an earthquake in Turkey on February 6, arrived in Ghana in the wee hours of Sunday.
The 31-year-old got trapped in his destroyed apartment for over a week before he was found dead.
The family is yet to announce plans for the burial and funeral of the winger, who was crowned best player at the 2015 AFCON.
George Weah donates $10,000 Christian Atsu’s family
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No-show as Liberians wait to be counted in census
Liberia declared a public holiday on Friday so people can stay at home to be counted in a much-delayed census, yet none of the 71,000 counters hired for the job are out counting because of a dispute over their fees.
There was also a last-minute disagreement between top officials of the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services – it’s head insists preparations are complete, but another senior official in charge of statistics disagrees, and warns that any attempt at premature counting will not be accurate or credible.
In their confusion, people in rural places have been phoning others in Monrovia to find out if the census will actually happen.
President George Weah – out of Liberia for weeks to attend officials events including watching his son, Timothy, play for the US side in the football World Cup in Qatar – is under heavy criticism for not staying at home himself for the census and setting an example to others.
Some lawmakers had suggested a postponement of the event to allow for more adequate preparation, but this wasn’t considered.
The Liberian constitution calls for a census to be conducted every 10 years. The results are needed to define electoral constituencies for the 2023 general election.
Source: BBC
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Rice shortage in Liberia prompts frantic buying
Liberian President, George Weah, says importers assured him there would be enough rice to last into the following year, thus he does not think there is a shortage.
The lack of rice in Liberia is creating panic purchases and unease.
The country’s staple started disappearing from shops and marketplaces several weeks ago, prompting hundreds of desperate rice retailers and consumers in the capital, Monrovia, to spend days and nights in queues to scoop small quantities of the commodity from the warehouse of a foreign company that still has a small consignment.
Some of them have gone on to profiteer, reselling the commodity at skyrocketing prices.
Police have been deployed to assist the company’s security, as crowds of anxious people try to force their way into its premises.
As the crisis continues, large-scale buyers say they are being compelled by the company to also buy unrelated goods they do not need.
The shortage seems the worst in recent years and the tales of the visibly frustrated buyers in queues are similar.
Many told the BBC they had spent days sleeping around the company’s premises and had had their money stolen by thieves infiltrating the crowd.
Some people have fainted while others sustained injuries in a stampede to the warehouse.
A spokesman for the company, Fouani Brothers Corporation, said a worse shortage was on the horizon.