Osinbajo To Lead ECOWAS Election Observation Mission To Côte d’Ivoire

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to lead its Election Observation Mission for the upcoming presidential election in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.

The election is scheduled for October 25, 2025. The Mission was deployed from October 19 to 29, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.

According to a statement, Professor Osinbajo, as Head of Mission, will lead a team of prominent West Africans. The team is tasked with engaging key national stakeholders to support a peaceful and credible electoral process, fostering cooperation with other international and domestic observer groups, and assessing the conduct of the polls.

The statement also conveyed that the deployment of this Observation Mission underscores ECOWAS’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, stability, and credible elections within the sub-region.