TMG Elects New Chairman

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has elected Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre( CISLAC) as the new Chairman of its Board.
A statement signed by Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi on behalf of Transition Monitoring Group said that Rafsanjani alongside other members of the board were elected at the group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja.
Other members elected included Mirian Menkiti ,Vice Chair, Tijani Abdulkareem Treasurer, Ekaete Judith Umoh representing persons with disabilities, Tayo Akinpelu representing youth and Abdu-Azis Bako, North Central.
Others were Sylvester Okoduwa South South Coordinator, Joseph Gimba North East, Adesina Adefolahan South West, Gabriel Odom South East and Hajia Fatima Umar, North West.
Akiyode-Afolabi said that earlier, the group held its AGM with an Electoral Summit with the theme: The Future of Nigeria Election; The Way Forward.
“The Summit looked at various issues that can improve or impede elections in Nigeria with focus on electoral security, internal party democracy, electronic voting and the impact of election litigation on the integrity of our electoral process.
“Mr Rafsanjani, who is also the Head of Transparency International-Nigeria and the chairman Board of Trustee, Amnesty International-Nigeria will now steer the affairs of the flagship election observation coalition in the country for the next four years.
“He is known for his consistent engagement of the polity in the last two decades pushing for sustainable reforms that will bring lasting solutions to Nigerian many crisis.