MONROVIA – The House of Representativesโ Committee on Elections, chaired by Rep. Thomas Romeo Quioh, has successfully concluded a critical inter-agency peer review session with the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), and the National Identification Registry (NIR).
The engagement marks a significant step in advancing coordination among key national institutions, as Liberia moves toward the implementation of electoral boundary delimitation.
Speaking at the conclusion of the session, Rep. Quioh emphasized that the meeting is part of a broader series of rigorous legislative and inter-agency dialogues designed to strengthen the countryโs electoral infrastructure and democratic processes.
โIt is against this backdrop that my committee has, over the past weeks, been engaged in a series of intensive peer review consultations involving NEC, LISGIS, and NIR,โ Quioh said. โWe have been critically examining methodological approaches central to improving institutional coordination, sharing progress, and addressing cross-cutting governance and data integrity issues.โ
He further noted that while the ongoing initiative involves the application of modern technology, the focus extends beyond tools and systems.
โThis initiative is not only about technology,โ he added. โIt is about building a framework that ensures transparency, accountability, and trust in our electoral and identity systems.โ
Rep. Quioh reaffirmed the Legislatureโs commitment to supporting reforms and innovations that bolster electoral integrity and national identity.
โWe will continue to exercise our oversight responsibility to ensure that the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) delivers real and measurable outcomes, and remains accountable to the Liberian people,โ he stated.
He concluded by calling on all stakeholders to remain dedicated to the shared goal of fostering a more inclusive, transparent, and accountable democratic process in Liberia.
