The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has announced the deployment of an Election Observation Mission to Togo. The mission, consisting of forty observers, is tasked with monitoring the legislative and regional elections set to take place on 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,” stated Dr Omar Alieu Touray.
Leading the mission is the former Vice-President of The Gambia, Mrs Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, as confirmed by Dr Touray.
The team of observers comprises 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 decision to deploy the observation mission follows the recommendations of a pre-election fact-finding mission that visited Togo from 15 to 20 April 2024 to evaluate the preparatory phases of the elections.
During their time in Togo, the observation mission will engage in consultations with key stakeholders in the electoral process and oversee the voting process leading up to 29 April 2024.
