Jonathan to lead Commonwealth Mission for Pakistan’s election

The Commonwealth has appointed former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as head of its Election Observation Mission for the February 8 general elections in Pakistan.

The Special Adviser to the former president, Ikechukwu Eze, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said Jonathan would lead a group of multidisciplinary experts from across the Commonwealth to observe the elections as well as offer an independent and comprehensive assessment of the electoral process.