Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon arrived in the country this evening at the head of a 150-member ECOWAS Observer Mission.
The Mission is to observe the December 28 2008 Presidential Election Runoff in Ghana.
Speaking to journalists on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport, General Gowon said it was his hope and belief that the runoff would be conducted in the same spirit as the general election held on December 7, 2008 adding: "If things go the same way, we should have a good election."
He said it was heart warming to observe that relations between politicians in the country, even those belonging to opposing parties was quite cordial.
General Gowon advised that no one should call the election until they were announced by the Electoral Commission.
On the political situation in Guinea, he expressed the hope that the military in that country would stick to their promise of ensuring that elections were held to usher in a constitutional government.
Members of the observer mission would be deployed to all the 10 regions of the country and would be coordinated from the capital, Accra, with observation centres in Kumasi, Tamale and Wa.