Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead its Election Observation Mission to Nigeria ahead of the country’s 2027 general elections.

The appointment places the former Ghanaian leader at the head of a 200-member team expected to monitor Nigeria’s electoral process and support efforts towards peaceful and credible elections.

The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Office of the Former President on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

Nigeria is scheduled to hold its presidential and National Assembly elections on January 16, 2027. The governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will follow on February 6, 2027.

200-Member Team to Monitor Elections

The ECOWAS observer mission will bring together experts and representatives from different institutions across West Africa.

Its membership will include representatives from foreign affairs ministries, national electoral commissions, ECOWAS institutions and diplomatic missions.

The delegation will also include ECOWAS ambassadors accredited in Abuja, members of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise, the ECOWAS Court of Justice and the ECOWAS Parliament.

Civil society organisations, media practitioners and electoral experts from ECOWAS member states will also form part of the team.

Mission to Support Credible Elections

According to the statement, the deployment will be carried out in line with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, adopted in 2001.

The protocol provides a regional framework for promoting democratic governance, constitutional order and credible electoral processes among member states.

Akufo-Addo’s appointment adds to his previous regional election observation assignments. In March 2026, ECOWAS also appointed him to lead its observer mission for Benin’s presidential election.

The Nigeria assignment will see him lead the regional delegation as it observes the country’s preparations and electoral process ahead of the January 2027 polls.

The mission forms part of ECOWAS’s wider efforts to promote democratic governance, peace and stability across West Africa.

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