Former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has been appointed to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
His office disclosed the appointment in a statement on Thursday, announcing that the regional organisation would deploy 200 observers to monitor the January 16, 2027 polls.
According to the statement, the mission will be constituted in accordance with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
The observer team will comprise officials from foreign affairs ministries, electoral commissions and ECOWAS diplomatic missions accredited to Abuja.
Other members will include representatives of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise, the Community Court of Justice, the ECOWAS Parliament, civil society organisations, the media and electoral experts from across the region.
Akufo-Addo, who served as Ghana’s president between 2017 and 2025, is expected to lead the regional team in assessing the conduct of the elections.
The mission’s deployment comes ahead of Nigeria’s January 2027 general elections, in which voters will elect a new president for a four-year term.
