The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed
the immediate past vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to lead its Election Observation Mission to the upcoming presidential election in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire scheduled for October 25.
The Mission will be deployed from today to October 29 in line with the provisions of the
ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
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As Head of Mission, Professor Osinbajo will lead a team of eminent West Africans tasked with
engaging key national stakeholders to support a peaceful and credible electoral process, fostering
cooperation with other international and domestic observer groups, and assessing the conduct of the polls.
The deployment of this Observation Mission underscores ECOWAS’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, stability, and credible elections in the sub-region.

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