The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of a Fact Finding Mission to Togo ahead of the legislative and regional elections scheduled to hold on April 29, 2024.
The Mission will undertake a pre-election assessment in accordance with Community texts and will not engage in any other process as indicated in an earlier communique, which has now been withdrawn.
According to the statement by the ECOWAS Commission, the Fact Finding Mission is in conformity with the provisions of Article 12 of the 2001 ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on democracy and good governance.
Article 53 (C) of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework and the Decision of the Authority of Heads of State and Government authorizing pre-election Missions to Member States organizing elections.
“Led by Maman Sambo Sidikou, former Representative of the African Union in Mali and the Sahel, the Mission will meet the main stakeholders in the election process during its stay in Togo from April 15 to 20, including the leadership of the state institutions and agencies, political parties, the election management body, Civil Society Organisations, the media and partners.
“The Mission will submit its report and recommendations to the President of ECOWAS Commission for appropriate decisions and actions, including the deployment of an Election Observer Mission (EOM) for the legislative and regional elections,” it added.
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ECOWAS sends Fact Finding Mission to Togo
