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 ahead of the country’s January 16, 2027 General Elections.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Office of the Former President on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
According to the statement, ECOWAS will deploy a 200-member Observer Mission in line with its Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001).
The mission will comprise experts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Electoral Commissions, ECOWAS Ambassadors accredited in Abuja, members of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise, the ECOWAS Court of Justice and ECOWAS Parliamentarians.
It will also include representatives of electoral commissions of member states, civil society organisations, media practitioners and electoral experts from across the region.
Mr Akufo-Addo, who served as the fifth President of Ghana’s Fourth Republic, will lead the regional team in observing the electoral process.
