Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead its Election Observation Mission to Nigeria's 2027 general elections.

The appointment will see him head a 200-member observer mission for the elections scheduled for January 16, 2027.

A statement from his office, issued on Thursday, November 12, 2026, said the mission would be deployed in line with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001).

The 200-member team will comprise experts from foreign affairs ministries, electoral commissions, ECOWAS ambassadors accredited in Abuja, members of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise and Parliament, and the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

Representatives of electoral commissions from member states, civil society organisations, media practitioners and electoral experts from across the region will also form part of the mission.

The observers are expected to monitor the electoral process in Nigeria as the country prepares for the January 2027 general elections.