In preparation for the country's general election on February 25, retired president Uhuru Kenyatta met with Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, on Wednesday.
Kenyatta, who is in charge of the African Union Election Observers Mission (AUEOM), met with the president of the Nigerian Supreme Court to learn how prepared the judiciary is for any issues that might arise during the upcoming elections.
According to the report from the former president's office, Ariwoola reassured the observer team that the court was preparing to settle any election issues that might arise by "highlighting the hierarchy of the established legal processes."
Kenyatta is in charge of the 90-member short-term election observation mission, which comprises delegates from various AU Member States, civil society organizations, independent experts, women, and young people in addition to AU agencies.
The mission's goals include giving an accurate and unbiased evaluation of the electoral process, including determining how closely the elections' conduct adhered to national, continental, and international criteria for democratic elections.
The observers will also express the AU's solidarity and support for the consolidation of democracy, peace, stability, and development in Nigeria by suggesting how future elections might be an elevation in light of their findings.
"The AUEOM will interact with various stakeholders and monitor the voting process. The preliminary statement on the election process will be released by AUEOM on February 27, 2023, in Abuja, according to the findings, according to a report released by the AU on Tuesday.
The West African nation is in a crisis with severe cash and fuel shortages and security issues ten days before elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who has led the most populous nation in Africa for two terms, will be succeeded by a candidate with support from close to 100 million voters.
Eighteen contenders are running for the top position in Nigeria, although polls indicate three are ahead in the popular vote.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party and the leader of the main opposition and former vice president Atiku Abubakar, who is running under the People's Democratic Party, are two of the most prominent candidates (PDP).
Yet while the government and opposition parties have traditionally faced off in a two-horse battle for the presidency in Nigeria, Peter Obi of the less well-known Labour Party is a strong third candidate this year.
