General News of Sunday, 10 November 2019Source: ft.lkProsper Bani leads Commonwealth Observer Group to Sri LankaProsper Douglas BaniThe Commonwealth is deploying a team to observe the Presidential Election in Sri Lanka. A ten member Commonwealth Observer Group, led by former Ghanaian Minister of Interior Prosper Bani, will observe the polls, which take place on 16 November. Speaking after constituting the group, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said: “I want to thank Mr Bani and all the other members of the group for accepting my invitation to undertake this significant assignment on behalf of the Commonwealth. The group will submit its report to the Commonwealth Secretary-General, who will share it with the Government of Sri Lanka, its Electoral Commission, political parties and all Commonwealth Governments. The Commonwealth Observer Group will be on the ground in Colombo from 10-22 November.

Source: GhanaWeb November 10, 2019 04:15 UTC