AU Envoy for the Great Lakes region Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria ahead of the country’s General Elections to be held on 25th February 2023.
The African Union (AU) appointed the former head of state to lead the recently launched African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The mission draws its mandate from various AU instruments and will be supported by experts from the African Union Commission (AUC).
The AUEOM which comprises 90 members drawn from various AU member States will, among other tasks, engage different stakeholders as well as observe and provide an accurate and impartial assessment of the electoral process in Africa’s most populous country.
–Source: Office of the Fourth President of Kenya
