Adebayo Adenrele
The incumbent President of Liberia, George Weah has conceded defeat to his rival, Joseph Boakai in the second round of voting in his country’s presidential election.
NEWSTODAYNG gathered that former Vice President Joseph Boakai and candidate of the Unity Party has taken an unassailable lead with 99.58 per cent of votes from the country’s 5,890 polling places counted.
Boakai has so far garnered 814,212 votes of the available 1,625,684 votes, compared to the 785,778 scored by Weah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change.
In his acceptance speech, George said “A few moments ago, I spoke with president-elect Joseph Boakai to congratulate him on his victory.
“I urge you (his supporters) to follow my example and accept the results of the elections.
“Tonight, the CDC has lost the election, but Liberia has won. This is a time for graciousness in defeat, a time to place our country above party, and patriotism above personal interest . . . Let us heal the divisions caused by the campaign and come together as one nation and one united people.”
