President Sirleaf also commended those who voted for her during the first round, as a sign of appreciation for the level of work that has been carried out by her administration during the past six years. According to her, as Liberians are gearing to go for a run-off on November 8, they should maintain the peace and cast their votes for the person who they believe would sustain the peace that would make the country progressive.
She reiterated that the Liberian people are eager to vote and so they should be given the chance to go out and vote for the person who they believe will make the country better and move the country forward.
Commenting on recent threat made by the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to boycott the run-off election if the Chairman of the National Elections Commission is not changed, the President said the decision is not the will of the people of Liberia instead; it is a decision by 'some small group of people' who are making comments on that.
President Sirleaf pointed out that she has not received any formal complaints from anyone as it relates to the continuous claims of electoral fraud by CDC. Early this week, the Secretary General of the CDC, Acarous Gray said his party has laid out several conditions that should be addressed by NEC before it (CDC) can participate in the Run-off election.
The Liberian leader emphasized that the international observers have rated the elections as free, fair and transparent, but if anyone claims that there has been cheating, such person should substantiate their claims to verify the truth so that the issue could be addressed properly.
She further stated that during the Run-off election, if she doesn't win, she will retire and continue to live a normal life like other peaceful citizens. Reacting to the CDC Standard Bearer, Cllr. Winston Tubman's statement that she didn't deserve the Nobel Peace Award, President Sirleaf said she wouldn't respond to that because these are political times, but she urged all Liberians to be proud since the award has brought pride to the country, especially the women of Liberia, Africa and the world.
On the issue of corruption, she said her administration is doing everything possible to attack corruption in a systematic way. She named the judiciary system as a major challenge in prosecuting cases of corruption.
President Sirleaf pointed out that presently the judiciary branch of government has several cases of corruption that have been in court for more than two years, and these cases will be prosecuted shortly because they are taking measures to address them.
