Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead its Election Observation Mission to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the upcoming general elections scheduled for January 16, 2027.
The appointment was announced in a press statement issued by the Office of the Former President on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
According to the statement, the deployment is in line with the West African regional bloc’s Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001).
“The 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead a deployment of Election Observers to the 16th January 2027, General Elections in Nigeria,” the release noted.
To execute the mandate, ECOWAS will assemble a 200-member observer mission drawn from a wide range of regional institutions and professional bodies.
The statement explained that the team will comprise “experts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Electoral Commissions, ECOWAS Ambassadors accredited in Abuja, Members of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise, Members of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, ECOWAS Parliamentarians, Representatives of the electoral commissions of the member states, Civil Society Organizations, media practitioners, and electoral experts from the region.”
The mission forms part of ECOWAS’s ongoing efforts to promote credible, transparent, and peaceful democratic transitions across West Africa.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana