Press Releases
ECOWAS Chairman congratulates President Jonathan, General Buhari
President Ouedraogo salutes Nigerians, urges consolidation of democracy in West Africa
The President of the ECOWAS Commission H.E. Kadré Desire Ouédraogo has congratulated Nigerians for the successful and peaceful conduct of the 28 March 2015 presidential and Federal Legislative elections. Speaking on National Television Programme “Good Morning Nigeria,” on Friday 3rd … Continue reading
Statement by ECOWAS Chairman on the result of Nigeria’s Presidential Election 2015
Release by the Chairman of The Authority of ECOWAS on the results of the Nigeria Presidential Election of 28 March 2015 ECOWAS has received with deep satisfaction, the declaration of the results of the March 28 Nigerian Presidential and Parliamentary … Continue reading
ECOWAS, other International Observers Commend Nigeria’s Peace Committee, Urges Calm after Saturdays Polls
The Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), former Ghanaian President John Kufuor and his colleagues from the African Union and the Commonwealth have congratulated Nigeria’s National Peace Committee for its work and called on Nigerians to carry through the … Continue reading
ECOWAS poll observation mission says Nigeria’s March 28 elections free, transparent despite some hitches
-- ECOWAS poll observation mission says Nigeria’s March 28 elections free, transparent despite some hitchesThe ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) says Nigeria’s March 28, 2015 presidential and federal legislative elections met the “criteria of being free and transparent,” despite “pockets of incidents and logistical challenges.” The 250-member Mission of Long-term and short-term observers … Continue reading
Preliminary Declaration: ECOWAS Election Observer Mission: General Election Federal Republic of Nigeria
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, E. Kadre Desire OUEDRAOGO, in line with the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, deployed an Observation Mission comprising of two-hundred and fifty (250) persons to observe the Nigerian … Continue reading
Nigerians lauded for their patience, orderliness during Saturday’s Presidential polls
-- Nigerians lauded for their patience, orderliness during Saturday’s Presidential pollsNigerians deserve great commendation for the extraordinary patience, orderliness and peaceful conduct they exhibited during the presidential and federal legislative elections on Saturday 28th March 2015, the Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), former Ghanaian President John Kufuor … Continue reading