Osinbajo Leads ECOWAS Election Observation Mission To Cote D’Ivoire
By Bukar BOLORI
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed former Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to lead its Election Observation Mission to the upcoming presidential election in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
The election is scheduled for 25 October 2025.
The Mission was deployed on the 19 to 29 October 2025 in line with the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
According to a statement, 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 statement said the deployment of this Observation Mission underscores ECOWAS’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, stability, and credible elections in the sub-region.
