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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been named to lead the a 33-nation observer mission to the\u00a0 October 25, 2015 General Election to be held in Tanzania.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Jonathan will lead the Commonwealth observer team to Tanzania election on October 25.
\nSpeaking at a meeting jointly organised by the UN and the government of Tanzania on the event of the former\u2019s 70th anniversary which will be commemorated next week.
\nSimba further enthused that while Jonathan will lead the Commonwealth observer team, former Mozambican President, Armando Guebuza will lead the African Union (AU) observer team.
\nHe said: \u201cTanzania 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.\u201d
\nAlso speaking at the event, the UN Resident Coordinator for Tanzania, Alvaro Rodriguez said: \u201cMen and women in Tanzania look forward to peaceful and credible general elections and their voices to be heard on October 25, the date of the elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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