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The Economic Community of West African States said it has dispatched 40 observers to oversee the legislative and regional elections in Togo scheduled for April 29, 2024.
The regional bloc announced this in a statement on Monday.
The observers will be Led by former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang to Togo.
Among those in the observers team include ambassadors, representatives from ECOWAS institutions, civil society members, media professionals, and election specialists from West Africa.
The deployment is aligned with ECOWAS’ commitment to supporting member states in conducting their elections, as outlined in Article 12 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
According to the statement in parts, “The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has deployed an Election Observation Mission of 40 observers to Togo to monitor the legislative and regional elections scheduled for 29 April 2024.
“This mission is in line with the provisions of Article 12 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance and constitutes support from the regional organisation to its member states for the conduct of their elections. The mission is led by the former 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 of Justice and Parliament; Civil Society Organisations; media professionals and election observation specialists from the West African region,” the statement read in part.
