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Akufo-Addo appointed to lead ECOWAS election observers for Nigeria’s 2027 polls

Ghana’s former president to head 200-strong ECOWAS mission monitoring Nigeria’s January 2027 general elections.

Akufo-Addo appointed to lead ECOWAS election observers for Nigeria’s 2027 polls

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission for Nigeria's upcoming 2027 general elections. This 200-member delegation will monitor the electoral process, comprising representatives from various sectors such as foreign affairs ministries, electoral bodies, ECOWAS ambassadors, the Council of the Wise, the ECOWAS Court of Justice, and the ECOWAS Parliament.

Additionally, civil society organisations, media practitioners, and electoral specialists across West Africa will join the mission. The deployment aligns with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, adopted in 2001.

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