Jonathan to lead a 33-nation election observer mission in Tanzania

The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Yahya Simba has revealed that former President Jonathan will be leading a 33-nation observer mission to the Sunday, October 25, General Election to be held in Tanzania.


The mission is made up of observers from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific.

Simba made this known in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital, while speaking at a meeting jointly organised by the UN and the government of Tanzania on the event of the former’s 70th anniversary which will be commemorated next week.

Former Mozambican President, Armando Guebuza will lead the African Union (AU) observer team, he added.