Akufo-Addo to lead ECOWAS observers in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3News
Former Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will lead the ECOWAS election observation mission for Nigeria’s presidential and legislative elections on 16 January 2027. The regional mission will have 200 members drawn notably from electoral administrations and civil society, according to his office.
Former Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) election observation mission for Nigeria’s general elections scheduled for 16 January 2027. His appointment was announced on Thursday 12 November by his office, cited by 3News.
The mission will comprise 200 members drawn notably from foreign ministries, electoral commissions, ECOWAS ambassadors in Abuja, the organisation’s Council of Elders, the ECOWAS Court of Justice, the Community Parliament, civil society, the media and electoral experts. It will be deployed in accordance with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance adopted in 2001.
The 16 January 2027 vote is to elect Nigeria’s president and vice-president as well as members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Elections for state governors and members of local assemblies are scheduled for 6 February 2027. Incumbent President Bola Tinubu has announced his intention to seek a second term under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
