Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who served as an electoral observer for the US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI), said a successful resolution to the process was of particular importance within the international community.

 “This transition is critical and if we succeed, if Liberia succeeds, West Africa succeeded and Africa succeeded,” he said. “There has been no major incident to report of a technical nature and the voting was peaceful,” noted electoral commission chief Francis Korkoya

Meanwhile, Liberia Presidential Election vote counting was under way on Wednesday following a peaceful run-off election for a new president, pitting former international footballer George Weah against Vice-President Joseph Boakai.

Voters were choosing a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is stepping down after 12 years as Africa’s first elected female head of state. Results of Tuesday’s vote are expected in a few days, in what would be the West African country’s first democratic transition since 1944, according to electoral officials.

See more photos of Goodluck Jonathan below: