The West African Elders’ Forum (WAEF) has deployed a pre-election mediation team to Nigeria to interface with major political actors and key stakeholders in Nigeria ahead of the country’s 2023 general.
The mission which is led by former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has Fatoumata Tambajang, former Vice President of the Gambia, and Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambers; former Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) as members of the team.
Wealth Dickson Ominabo, Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, hosts of Forum quoted Ann Iyonu Executive Director of the Foundation as saying that “the mission is part of the Forum’s approach to explore preventive diplomacy to reduce electoral related tension and violence in Africa.
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