Goodluck leads West African leaders in calling for election monitoring in Liberia

 

Goodluck leads West African leaders in calling for election monitoring in Liberia
The former President of Nigeria has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) election observer mission to Liberia for the country’s 2023 general election.


National Publicity Secretary of the Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC), Chinyere Oge-kalu, in a statement, noted that the IPAC observer mission team is expected to return to Nigeria on the 11th October 2023.


He said: “Efforts by undemocratic forces to reverse the gains made in entrenching Democracy in the west African sub region in recent time have become a cause for serious concern around the globe especially, Nigeria


“The Presidential election taking place on Tuesday, 10th October 2023 in Liberia has attracted more than a passing interest of the international community of democrats like the Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) whose National Chairman, Engr Yabagi Yusuf Sani, is leading a delegation of IPAC observer mission Team made up of Political Party Leaders from Nigeria.


“Which includes Hon Muhammed Lawal Nalado, National Chairman of Accord Party, Chief Ralf Okey Nwosu National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Hajiya Zainab A. Ibrahim Deputy National Women Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) to Monrovia.


“To underscore the importance of this mission, the former President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR is leading the African Elders Forum amongst other notable regional bodies to observe the elections.”


He said that the capital of Liberia to ensure democratic processes and principles are duly followed to guarantee a positive outcome that will deepen the roots of democracy on the Continent.


While addressing journalists on arrival in Monrovia, the IPAC chairman, Engr. Yabagi said, “As chairman of the largest organization of political parties in Africa, my expectation is that this election in Liberia will rekindle our faith in democracy and it’s tenets in the west African Subregion in particular and the entire African continent in general.


“IPAC observer mission team is expected to return to Nigeria on the 11th october 2023.”

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