The African Union has appointed a former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, as a member of its official Observer Mission to the Republic of Zimbabwe for the country's general election scheduled for July 31, 2013.
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Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, is to lead the Observer Mission.
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The Mission draws its mandate from various African Union Instruments.
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These include AU Guidelines on African Union Election Observation and Monitoring Missions, 2002; OAU/AU Declaration on Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa, 2002; African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, 1981; and African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, 2007.
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The AU- EOM Mission, made up of select and fully trained observers from the African Union, will be in Zimbabwe from July 24 to August 2, 2013 to observe the conduct of the parliamentary and presidential elections.
Well being a member is definately something he would cherish for life. But what happens after being a member is what I'm interested in.