2027 elections: EU to deploy two to four independent experts, says Head of Delegation

From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Gautier Mignot, has disclosed that the European Union will deploy two to four independent experts for the 2027 general elections.
Mignot, in a statement issued in Abuja, confirmed that it received a formal invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dated 17 April, 2026, to deploy observers for the 2027 General Elections.
In its response dated 28 July 2026, Mignot said the Delegation thanked the INEC for its kind invitation and informed that the EU will field an Electoral Expert Mission (EEM), composed of two to four ...