Election Observer group, YIAGA Africa, has deployed a 12-member election study mission to observe the Ghanaian presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 December.
The mission, headed by Aisha Abdullahi, a former African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, includes legislators, academics, civil society leaders, legal experts, and media practitioners from across Africa.
Members of the mission include the Chairperson of the Nigerian Senate Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters, Sharafadeen Alli; the Chairperson of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Adebayo Balogun; the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe; and the Executive Director of YIAGA, Samson Itodo.
Bonolo Magkale of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa; and Ijeoma Osamor, a TV host with the African Independent Television (AIT) are also part of the mission.
Other members include PREMIUM TIMES’ Bakare Majeed, YIAGA…