By Lincoln G. Peters
Paynesville, Monrovia, Liberia, February 13, 2026: The Nationwide Elections Fee (NEC) has outlined a sequence of post-election actions and ongoing engagements with worldwide stakeholders and growth companions as a part of its preparations for the 2029 Presidential and legislative elections.
These efforts embrace strengthening inner employees capability, electoral reforms, and different strategic initiatives to make sure the establishment’s readiness for the extremely anticipated polls.
In a latest interview with the New Daybreak Newspaper, NEC Chairperson Madam Davidetta Browne Lansanah revealed that the Fee is presently engaged in strategic planning for the 2029 elections. She highlighted ongoing coaching applications, capability constructing, electoral reforms, boundary delimitation workout routines, and common stakeholder conferences as key elements of their preparedness technique.
Madam Browne Lansanah additionally disclosed plans to strengthen the NEC Information Middle by recruiting new heads for each Information and Data Know-how (IT), which she believes will improve operational effectivity in future elections.
When requested about Bomi County Senator Edwin Snowe’s proposed electoral reforms looking for the disbandment of the NEC Board of Commissioners, Madam Browne Lansanah declined to remark, stating that no official communication concerning the matter had been obtained by the Fee.
“The NEC was established by regulation, and no matter regulation comes in regards to the NEC we’ll settle for, however we urge that any motion be accomplished inside the regulation. Till we obtain an official mandate, we proceed to function beneath the New Elections Legislation,” she defined.
Madam Browne Lansanah additionally attributed the NEC’s integrity and resilience throughout the 2023 Presidential and legislative elections to adherence to Liberian regulation. She inspired Liberians to stay dedicated to the regulation, preserve professionalism, and foster robust working relationships.
“As I’ve all the time stated, should you stay inside the regulation, then the regulation protects your integrity all through the method. This was our tenet throughout the 2023 elections, and it continues to information us as we transfer ahead,” she concluded.
