TODAY December 29, 2020 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) election monitoring group in Niger has condemned the flagrant disregard for COVID-19 protocols by electors in Niger Republic. Almost 7.5 million people cast their vote on Sunday to choose a successor to President Mahamadou Issoufou who is stepping down after two five-year terms leading the country of 23 million. ECOWAS Observation Mission in its preliminary statement obtained in French and translate by newsmen into English on Tuesday, December 29 in Niamey noted the there was massive youth and women voters turn-out in the polls. President Mohammadu Buhari had pledged Nigeria’s support to the election processes in Niger Republic arguing that his hometown of Daura is just a few kilometres away from the country.