Osinbajo to lead ECOWAS election observation mission to Cote d’Ivoire

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s former Vice President, to lead its Election Observation Mission to the upcoming presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire.

ECOWAS Secretariat announced in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Abuja.

Côte d’Ivoire’s election is scheduled for Oct. 25.

The mission will be deployed from Oct. 19 to Oct. 29 in line with the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.

Osinbajo, as Head of Mission, will lead a team of eminent West Africans tasked with engaging key national stakeholders to support a peaceful and credible electoral process.

The team will also engage stakeholders towards fostering cooperation with other international and domestic observer groups, and assessing the conduct of the polls.

The deployment of this Observation Mission underscores ECOWAS’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, stability, and credible elections in the sub-region.