Nigeria’s outgoing Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has been appointed to lead the Commonwealth election observers group for the Sierra Leone general elections.
The general elections in Sierra Leone are scheduled for 24 June.
Mr Osinbajo was appointed by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, who expressed her gratitude to the outgoing vice president.
Ms Scotland expressed her confidence that Mr Osinbajo will lead the team well based on his understanding of the challenges across West Africa.
“I am grateful to His Excellency Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for accepting my invitation to undertake this important area of our work in deepening democracy across our Commonwealth – despite his busy schedule and overseeing a seamless transition of his government,” she was quoted as saying.
Mr Osinbajo will lead an expert team of politicians, legal, media, gender and election administration professionals from across the Commonwealth to carry out the task.
“I’m highly honoured by the unique opportunity to continue to bring my expertise and experience in contributing to deepening democracy, especially in Africa, and the Commonwealth by extension,” Mr Osinbajo said.