38 public and the international communities to be aware of the delay-tactics political parties are playing in the adjudicatory process of cases pending before the hearing officer at the National Elections Commission." Cllr. Korkoya based his remarks on the fact that the political parties have filed and/or interpose no objection to intervention and joining of other political parties to ensure that justice is accorded all political parties, and that adjudication of the claim of violation of the constitution and elections law, fraud, and gross irregularities are not adjudicated in piece-meal. Copy of the Newspaper is hereto attached, as Appellants' Exhibit "D." (e) The New Democrat, Friday, November 10, 2017, edition reports that, "The National Elections Commission's Chairman said it lacks the needed resources and mandate to response to all of the allegations emanating from political actors here." "NEC Boss Jerome Korkoya addressing media Wednesday, disclosed that the barrage of allegations emanating from complaints filed against the results that were held October 10, 2017 are all politically motivated. Cllr. Korkoya reiterated that there were no frauds as claimed but acknowledged misbehaviors of some of the commission's workers at some polling places." The paper continued that the NEC Chair said that, "So we just want to let you know that the commission is not situated interns of the resources, interns of mandate to response to political pronouncements and allegations made by politicians intended to influence or mislead the public". Copy of the Newspaper is hereto attached, as Appellants' Exhibit "E." 6. That 2nd Appellants, and the Appellee presented their respective side of the case and rested evidence. 7. That the practice of the NEC is that a ruling by a Hearing Officer of the NEC against a party-complainant may be appealed to the Board of Commissioners of the NEC. Hence, the Board of Commissioners of the NEC in that respect serves as an appellate forum. 8. That as a result of the position taken by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Appellants will be unable to obtain an impartial and unbiased review of its case before the Board of Commissioners of the NEC, with Chairman Korkoya presiding. Therefore, Appellants respectfully request that in accordance with the mandatory statutory and decisional laws of this Republic, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the NEC, CIIr. Jerome Korkoya, be recused from hearing the Appeal. 9. That not only the Appellants are requesting Chairman Korkoya to recuse himself from presiding over the appeal from the Hearing Officer of the NEC, but also prominent religious leaders in our country, Dr. Olu Menjay, President, Liberia Baptist Convention, and Sheikh Ali Krayee, Chairman of the Council of Imams, Republic of Liberia, are also calling on Chairman Korkoya to recuse himself from presiding over all election cases, including that of the Appellants. And a major newspaper, Daily Observer, in its Editorial of November 21, 2017, has called upon Chairman Korkoya to resign or be removed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Copies of the newspapers, reporting the call of the religious leaders and the editorial are hereto attached together, the Appellants' Exhibit "F." 10. That the decisional laws of our jurisdiction and other common law countries have held that impartiality is a cardinal virtue of a judge. It is,