The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has said it is concerned about the success of the Nigeria’s 2023 general elections due to its effects in the region and Africa continent as a whole.
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They raised the concern when a delegation of ECOWAS Pre-Election Fact Finding Mission to Nigeria led by Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, former Chairman, Electoral Commission of Ghana, visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation, the Director, Political Affairs, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Remi Ajibewa, said that they were in Nigeria for fact finding ahead of the country 2023 general elections in line with ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol 2021 to observe elections in Nigeria.
According to Ajibewa, Article 11, 12 and 13 of the protocol mandated the commission s to deploy electoral fact-finding mission to every member states of ECOWAS that were about to conduct the election, especially presidential election.
He also said that the delegation’s visit to Nigeria is not the first time as that was done during previous elections in the country.
He said ECOWAS looked forward to successful and credible elections in West African countries, especially Nigeria in 2023, given the leadership role the country plays in the sub region.
He said, “We all know the importance Nigeria hoods holds, given the fact that, as they used to say, if Nigeria sneezes, the whole West Africa catches cold and we don’t pray that will be the result. So, we are here to listen to you, to see the area of challenges that we might also report.”
Responding, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, assured the ECOWAS delegation that Nigeria 2023 general elections will be technology driven to enhance the success of the election.
“Let me restate the commitment of INEC Nigeria free, fair and credible elections driven by technology. The 2023 general election in Nigeria will be driven by technology not only as a matter of legal requirement, but also as a matter of course, for us in the commission.
“So, I want to ensure the ECOWAS team that we are committed to delivering a credible election in the next four months and a few days, which will be Nigeria’s seventh successive elections, since the restoration of democracy in 1999,” Yakubu said.
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