Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the former Vice President of Nigeria, is scheduled to arrive in Sierra Leone this Saturday to assume the role of chairperson for a 12-person Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) tasked with overseeing the country’s elections.
Osinbajo accepted an invitation from the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, to lead the Observer Group. Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s media adviser, confirmed the itinerary through a tweet, stating that the former Vice President will remain in Sierra Leone for the duration of the month.
Akande wrote: “Immediate past VP Osinbajo heads to Sierra Leone today as Chair of 12-person Commonwealth Observer Group for the country’s elections. He” ll address Press Conf. on Monday & be in the country for the rest of the month. Later, the Osinbajo- COG will report on the election’s credibility.”
It will be the fifth time for a Commonwealth Observer Group to observe elections in Sierra Leone since the end of the civil war in 2002.
