The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has promised to give financial and ‘’every other form of support’’ to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2019 general elections.

ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, General Francis Behanzin, spoke when he  led a delegation of the sub-regional body on a courtesy visit to the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu,  promising to send 200  observers for the elections.

Behanzin,  noted that the purpose of the visit was to, among other things, find out INEC’s preparation for the 2019 general elections and the challenges confronting it in view of Nigeria’s large voter population of over 80 million.

Source: Thesun - http://sunnewsonline.com/2019-ecowas-pledges-financial-support-to-inec-to-send-200-election-observers/