Fmr Prez Akufo-Addo Appointed To Lead ECOWAS Observer Mission To Nigeria
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 Nigeria’s general elections scheduled for January 16, 2027.
The appointment will see the former Ghanaian leader head a 200-member observer mission tasked with monitoring the electoral process in the West African country.
According to a statement issued by the Office of the Former President on Thursday, November 12, 2026, the deployment is in line with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, adopted in 2001.
The mission will comprise experts drawn from various institutions and sectors across the sub-region, including Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Electoral Commissions, ECOWAS Ambassadors accredited in Abuja and members of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise.
Other members will include representatives of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, ECOWAS Parliamentarians, electoral commissions of member states, civil society organisations, media practitioners and electoral experts from across the region.
The statement said the mission would be assembled in accordance with the regional body’s protocol on democracy and good governance.
“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 statement said.
The deployment forms part of ECOWAS’ election observation arrangements for the forthcoming Nigerian general elections.
