His appointment as the Commonwealth special representative is seen as an affirmation of his towering status as the moral face of democracy and transparent polling in Africa.
The appointment was conveyed to him last week in a letter by the Commonwealth Secretary- General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma.
It followed his leadership of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to last month’s Tanzania general election.
After the October 25 poll, which produced John Magufuli as the president, the Jonathan-led COG and other international observers endorsed the polling processes as credible.
Jonathan is drafted to quell the tension brewing in Zanzibar, following the nullification of the presidential election results by the electoral body, over alleged irregularities.
International observers disputed the decision on the grounds that the voting and counting were held in a peaceful atmosphere.
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