UN Secretary-General, António
Guterres, has announced that former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo,
will be going to Liberia to support peaceful transfer of power to a
democratically-elected president next Tuesday.
Guterres announced this yesterday
in New York through his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
The secretary-General also
welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election
in Liberia.
Liberians on Tuesday voted in a
second round of elections, deciding between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and
George Weah.
In more than 70 years, this would
be Liberia’s first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically-elected
leader to another.
The brief statement said, “The
Secretary-General hopes that the will of the Liberian electorate will be
respected and that a seamless transfer of power will take place within
constitutional timelines.
“Guterres had requested Obasanjo,
who is a member of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on
Mediation, to travel to the capital, Monrovia, from Thursday, Dec. 28 to
Saturday, Dec. 30 Dec.
“Obasanjo is one of 18 global
leaders, senior officials and experts on the high-level board created earlier
this year to advise the Secretary-General on mediation and back those efforts
around the world.
“The former president of Nigeria
was involved in mediation efforts in Angola, Burundi, Mozambique, Namibia and
South Africa, among others.
“The high-level board is part of
the Secretary-General’s pledge for the UN to embark on a “surge in diplomacy
for peace.”
The idea, according to Tarja
Halonen, former President of Finland and also a high-level board member, is to
prevent wars by “hybrid peace-building.”
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