- FEC approves special electoral offences tribunal
- Unilorin denies discriminating against 44 lecturers
- Why sacked doctors may not be recalled - Fashola
- IGI not owing NIPOST pensioners N4.6bn —Senate
- Rivers partner Euromoney to train civil servants
- Nigerian economy gloomy in first quarter—NBS
- Unemployment, cause of increasing crime rate —IGP
- Handle state creation issues democratically —Senate
- Reps move against AGF
- NMA warns newly-recruited Lagos doctors.
- Borno: JTF raids sect’s hideout, 1 suspect killed
- Gowon in Ibadan, charges Boko Haram to embrace dialogue
- ‘Jonathan administration lacks honourable character’
- Another 200 ex-militants for skills acquisition
- NYSC: OAU graduates lament delay in mobilisation
ECOWAS‘ll send observers to monitor Liberian elections -Jonathan
Written by Seyi Gesinde Friday, 26 August 2011
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, will send observers to Liberia’s general elections holding in October or November, 2011.
President Jonathan gave this assurance when a Special Representative of the United Nations’ Secretary General and Coordinator of UN Operations in Liberia, Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Loj paid hima visit at the State House, Abuja on Thursday.
According to the president, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, “Nigeria and ECOWAS will send observers to Liberia, to work with the United Nations, to ensure that credible, free and fair elections are conducted.”
He added that: “It is important that whoever emerges winner of the process is acceptable and has the respect of all Liberians.”
President Jonathan also assured the UN Special Representative that ECOWAS would meet in September to discuss the security situation around Liberia in the aftermath of the conflict in Cote d’Ivoire and its likely effect on the elections, acknowledging that it was impossible to attain immediate peace after such a major crisis.
He said Nigeria was aware of the various security and other challenges confronting Liberia at this critical time before the elections, and pledged to assist within the limits of the scarce resources available.
President Jonathan thanked the UN for efforts to stabilise Liberia, and called on all Liberians to be sensitive to the need for stability and cooperate with the world body to avoid a return to anarchy.
According to the statement, Ambassador Margrethe Loj, had briefed the ECOWAS chairman about the huge security concerns threatening the conduct of free, fair and transparent elections in Liberia, and appealed to ECOWAS and Nigeria to help support the conduct of successful elections in Liberia.
Show/hide comments
Show/hide comment form
Headlines
More Headlines
- FEC approves special electoral offences tribunal
- Unilorin denies discriminating against 44 lecturers
- Why sacked doctors may not be recalled - Fashola
- IGI not owing NIPOST pensioners N4.6bn —Senate
- Rivers partner Euromoney to train civil servants
- Nigerian economy gloomy in first quarter—NBS
- Unemployment, cause of increasing crime rate —IGP
- Handle state creation issues democratically —Senate
- Reps move against AGF
- NMA warns newly-recruited Lagos doctors.
- Borno: JTF raids sect’s hideout, 1 suspect killed
- Gowon in Ibadan, charges Boko Haram to embrace dialogue
- ‘Jonathan administration lacks honourable character’
- Another 200 ex-militants for skills acquisition
- NYSC: OAU graduates lament delay in mobilisation
Other Links
More Links
Subscribe to Daily NewsTranslate this site
Health
Op-Ed
