Following a competitive election process, Yates has been elected as an Alternate Board member for the Anglophone and Lusophone Africa constituency on the EITI International Board.
In line with EITI Board election protocols, each constituency must have a principal and alternate board member duly elected by the countries that make up the constituency.
Three countries contested the two positions. Zambia, Liberia, and Nigeria contested the elections for the two seats. After the voting, Zambia and Liberia were elected, beating Nigeria.
Countries making up Anglophone and Lusophone Africa are Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome & Principe, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Following his election, the Members’ meeting, made up of all 56 countries implementing the EITI, approved Yates elections to the Board on Tuesday and to serve on the Validation Committee of the EITI International Board.
The EITI International Board is the EITI’s main consensus-based decision-making body, responsible for setting organizational priorities, exercising executive powers, and evaluating country progress under the EITI Standard.
The EITI International Board provides strategic direction, approves work plans and the International Secretariat budget, and evaluates compliance with the EITI Standard, among other responsibilities.
Yates joined a list of three high-profile Liberians elected to the EITI International Board. Three other Liberians elected to the EITI International Board include Cllr. T. Negbalee Warner, Senator Milton Findley, and Mr. Alfred Brownell.
