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Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, the deputy
secretary-general of the Commonwealth, will lead a team to Nigeria from
February 6 to February 9, to deliberate with political stakeholders on
the forthcoming April general elections.

This was contained in a statement
issued by the Commonwealth Communications and Public Affairs Division.
According to Mrs Masire-Mwambe, “Nigeria was a key and valued member of
the commonwealth family and the manner in which the elections were held
was of much interest to the association” she said. The leader of the
delegation also noted that any election is a complex and challenging
undertaking, and requires the cooperation and support of all
stakeholders. “The election management body must show the necessary
technical capability, and integrity, political leaders and parties must
display political will and the electorate needs to show faith in the
democratic process.” It added that all must reject violence and respect
the rule of law. The statement charged Nigeria to ensure that both the
process and outcome of the elections meet Commonwealth values as well
as international and regional electoral benchmarks.

The Commonwealth reaffirmed its support and expectation for a peaceful and credible electoral process in Nigeria.