Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will lead a team of
observers to Sierra Leone’s general election scheduled to take place on
March 7,
2018.
Jonathan is scheduled to leave for Freetown on Friday as leader of
the Election Observation Mission of the Electoral Institute for
Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA).
A statement issued by the ex-president’s spokesman Mr. Ikechukwu
Eze said Jonathan would be leading the Mission which has observers drawn
from civil society organisations and election management bodies from
across the continent.
It said the former president is pleased to be part of the process “in support of a peaceful and transparent election in Sierra Leone.”
EISA is a not-for-profit election-focused organization that is
working with national, regional, Pan-African and global partners
throughout the African continent. It is based in South Africa with field
offices across the continent and has supported or observed over 100
electoral and political processes in Africa.
A statement from EISA notes that the mission’s assignment is in
line with the organisation’s “vision of an African continent where
democratic governance, human rights and citizen participation are
upheld in a peaceful environment.”
In this regard, “EISA gives focus to the crucial role that
election observation plays in promoting the transparency of electoral
processes and lesson learning among nations. Consequently, EISA believes
that international observers play a crucially supportive role in
increasing public confidence and enhancing the credibility of the
electoral process.”
Its work extends beyond electoral support to include other democracy
and governance fields such as political party support, legislative
strengthening and civil society engagement of the African Peer Review
Mechanism. EISA has current and past field offices in countries like
Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Côte d’Ivoire,
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar,
Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This reflects
its broader geographical mandate and coverage.
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