A 7-member delegation from ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), post-Election Follow Up and Needs Assessment Mission to Liberia, has ended a weeklong visit to Liberia. Dr. Aladoua Amada, Vice President of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Niger, headed the delegation.
The Mission was deployed to Liberia with the financial support of GIZ, through its ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture and Operations (EPSAO) Project, and was co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ).
The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions delegation, while in Liberia, held discussions with several elections stakeholders, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), a diplomatic mission to Liberia, international partners of the Commission, UNDP, USAID, and EC, registered political parties, alliances and coalitions.
The objectives for the ECONEC mission, according Dr. Aladoua Adama, head of mission, were to assess the level of implementation of the actors of the electoral process by the ECOWAS Observation Mission during the 2017 Presidential and Legislative elections and to assess the needs of the NEC and other key electoral stakeholders in the run-up to the 2023 general and presidential elections in Liberia. The Niger Independent National Electoral Commission Vice President said findings will be forwarded to the ECOWAS Commission for prompt actions.
Civil Society organizations that attended the meetings included the Liberia Peace Building Network, Elections Coordinating Committee, ECC of Liberia, Liberia Election Observation Network, LEON, Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia, and the National Union of Persons with Disabilities in Liberia.