The election observation missions to Guinea-Bissau set up by the African Union, AU, and Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the West African Elders forum, have condemned the halt of the announcement of presidential and legislative elections and subsequent military takeover in the West African country.
They issued a joint statement issued on Wednesday, signed by Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission, Filipe Nyusi; Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, Issifu Kamara; and Head of the West African Elders Forum, Goodluck Jonathan.
The missions called on the AU and ECOWAS to take necessary steps to restore constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, as they describing the military takeover as “a blatant attempt to disrupt the democratic process” in Guinea-Bissau.
Recall that military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced on Wednesday that they are taking “total control of the country, suspending its electoral process and closing its borders after their elections which held on Saturday.