John Kufuor
7 Jan 2017
The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer took the oath of office at a ceremony in Independence Square in the capital Accra in front of more than 6,000 guests and a roaring crowd.
31 Mar 2015
A TEAM of past African leaders leading international monitoring missions to observe last Saturday’s presidential election yesterday expressed confidence that the aftermath of the poll would mark the beginning of a brighter Nigeria.
18 Mar 2015
WITH just 10 days to the commencement of the elections in Nigeria, the ECOWAS Commission yesterday said that it had the full complement of its Long-Term Election Observation Mission (LTEOM) team to monitor the exercise in the country.
A statement released yesterday indicated that the sub-regional body’s observers were set for the March 28 and April 11 polls with 11 of the monitors joining their colleagues already in the field after briefing in Abuja on Monday.
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