The Commonwealth has appointed former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, as head of its Election Observation Mission to Pakistan’s general elections scheduled for 8 February.
Jonathan will be leading a group of multidisciplinary experts from across the Commonwealth to observe the elections in Pakistan and offer an independent and comprehensive assessment of the electoral process.
In a letter to Jonathan, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, expressed her gratitude to the former Nigerian president for agreeing to undertake the assignment, adding that the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) would benefit from his leadership, experience and wisdom.
The Commonwealth Secretariat, in a statement, said the 13-member Observer Group is due to arrive in Islamabad on 1 February 2024 and will remain in the country until the electoral process is completed.
