Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta will lead 90 members of the African Union (AU) to serve as observers in the general elections in Nigeria.
The African Union announced Tuesday.
The first election, which is the presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 25, while governorship and Houses of Assembly elections will come up on March 11.
The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) is being headed by former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, who helped broker a deal to end two years of war in northern Ethiopia and is mediating in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The AU said the objectives of the mission were to provide an “accurate and impartial assessment” of the electoral process, offer recommendations for any improvement in future polls and to demonstrate AU support “towards consolidation of democracy, peace, stability and development in Nigeria”.
Nearly 100 million people will vote to choose the successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who will complete his two terms tenure on May 29, 2023.
