The President of the Financial Neighborhood of West African States, ECOWAS, Fee, Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed an Election Commentary Mission of 40 observers to Togo to watch the legislative and regional elections scheduled for 29 April 2024.
An announcement by the regional bloc on Sunday mentioned the mission is in keeping with the provisions of Article 12 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance and constitutes assist from the organisation to its Member States for the conduct of elections.
The mission is led by the previous Vice-President of The Gambia, Mrs Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang.
The mission is made up of Ambassadors from Member States accredited to ECOWAS, representatives of the ECOWAS Court docket of Justice and Parliament, Civil Society Organisations, media professionals and election remark specialists from the West African area.
The remark mission is being deployed following the suggestions of a pre-election fact-finding mission that visited Togo from 15 to twenty April 2024 to evaluate the preparatory phases of the elections.
Throughout its keep in Togo, the remark mission will maintain consultations with the principle stakeholders within the electoral course of and monitor the voting course of as much as 29 April 2024.
