Statement of the First Joint NDI/IRI Pre-Election Assessment Mission to Nigeria ndi.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ndi.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Osun State, Nigeria– An international pre-election assessment mission arrived in Osun State today to monitor the voting process for the state’s gubernatorial elections on July 16, 2022. This is the first of two missions jointly led by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) to evaluate Nigeria’s preparations for the 2023 general elections.
Our panelists discuss the most recent rise in violent conflict and coups in Africa, the threats these coups pose to fragile democratic institutions, governance, and civil society, and options to prevent further military takeovers on the continent.
On September 5, 2021, Lieutenant Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, head of the Guinean Special Forces unit, staged a coup d'etat and deposed President Alpha Condé. Condé had won a contentious third mandate in 2020 after pushing through a controversial constitution that undermined presidential term limits and plunged the country into political turmoil.