Former President Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been named to lead the 33-nation observer mission to the Sunday, October 25, 2015 General Election to be held in Tanzania.
The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Yahya Simba made this known in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital, adding that the mission will be made up of observers from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan will lead the Commonwealth observer team to Tanzania election on October 25.
Speaking at a meeting jointly organised by the UN and the government of Tanzania to herald activities of the UN 70th anniversary which will be commemorated next week, Simba stated that while Jonathan will lead the Commonwealth observer team, former Mozambican President, Armando Guebuza will lead the African Union (AU) observer team.
He said: “Tanzania is pleased to note that the Post-2015 Development Agenda, inter alia, has taken on board the unfinished business of the MDGs, focusing on trans-formative change, and endeavouring to eradicate poverty in all its forms by 2030.”
