Election Observation Mission has arrived Nigeria ahead of the
country's elections rescheduled for March 28 and April 11, Xinhua
reports.
In a statement by the commission on Thursday, the team is part of the
enlarged 250-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission.
The team is led by Ghana's former president John Kuffour.
The rest of the 18-member team is expected to be in the country next
week, the statement added.
The team was originally deployed to five of Nigeria's six geopolitical
zones in January and left the country following the rescheduling of
the elections.
Kadre Ouedraogo, president of the ECOWAS Commission, led the
delegation to separate meetings with key Nigerian political
stakeholders following the postponement.
The dispatch of observers by the commission is consistent with
provisions of the regional Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and
Good Governance. It is also within the framework of the ECOWAS
Electoral Assistance Program for Member States.
National elections, earlier set for Feb. 14 and Feb. 28, were
rescheduled following a "strong advisory" and a warning from the
National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki and military chiefs that they
could not guarantee security for the polls.
--Dailytimes
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