Liberia's succession battle threatens it's fragile peace

Inconclusive  Presidential elections in Liberia is becoming a great concern to political observers and the International community keen to see the tiny West African country forge a new future.

 A run-off for the Presidential election was due to be held between the two leading candidates, George Weah and the  current Vice-President Joseph Boaki on November 7, but was postponed by the country's Supreme Court due to allegations of electoral fraud.

 However, the country's electoral commission has formally rejected the allegations of electoral fraud during the presidential election described by the local and international election observers as free and fair, thereby creating further uncertainty.

George Weah -Taylor alliance appears unsettling to power holders who had accused former Liberia's President Charles Ghankay Taylor of meddling in the country's politics from detention in London. Whoever emerges as the winner has ernormous task ahead to rebuild a country highly dependent on donor funds and diaspora remittances.

 There is urgent need for the country's Supreme Court to resolve the current impasse which has the potential to threaten the country's fragile peace. This is supposed to be the country's first democratic transition after a protracted civil war.. The conclusion of the electoral process will help consolidate the benefits of integration and kick-start the urgent task of building a new Liberia. Let the people's choice leads.

Uche Okeke