Politics
Top Election Observers will be sent by the African Union to Nigeria.
Top election observers will be sent by the African Union to Nigeria.
Tuesday saw the announcement by the African Union Commission that it would deploy a 90-person observation delegation to Nigeria for this month’s elections. NewsReport gathered.
The most populous nation in Africa will vote on February 25 but is now in a crisis due to a severe shortage of petrol and cash.
The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) is being headed by former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, who helped broker a deal to end two years of war in northern Ethiopia and is mediating in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The AU said the objectives of the mission were to provide an “accurate and impartial assessment” of the electoral process, offer recommendations for any improvement in future polls, and demonstrate AU support “towards consolidation of democracy, peace, stability, and development in Nigeria”.
Nearly 100 million people will vote to choose the successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down after two terms as Nigeria struggles with widespread insecurity and economic malaise.
