TMG elects Auwal Musa Rafsanjani new chairman

Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has elected Mr Auwal Musa Rafsanjani as the new Chairman of its Board.
Rafsanjani alongside other members of the board was elected at the group’s annual general meeting (AGM), which took place on August 26 in Abuja.

At the event, TMG also held an electoral summit with the theme: The Future of Nigeria Election; The Way Forward.
Members discussed various issues that can improve or impede the success of elections.

Some of the issues include electoral security, internal party democracy, electronic voting and the impact of election litigation on the integrity of our electoral process.

Rafsanjani, who is also the Head of Transparency International-Nigeria and 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 crises.

A statement from Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, immediate past chairman of TMG noted that as the flagship election observation group, TMG played a pivotal role in ensuring civic participation by mobilizing citizens during Nigeria’s transition program conducted by the then Military regime of General Abdusalami Abubakar between 1998 and 1999.

Since then, TMG has consistently engaged the electoral process in ensuring transparency, accountability and credibility of the process by sensitizing and observing every strand of election in Nigeria.

Other members elected by the group included 10 new Board members and the state coordinators who were pooled from different demographics to reflect the diversity of the country.

Akiyode-Afolabi stepped down after serving the required maximum of four years single-term in office.

Other members elected into the Board included: Ms Mirian Menkiti, Vice Chair; Mr Tijani Abdulkareem, Treasurer; Ms Ekaete Judith Umoh, Representing Persons with disabilities; Mr Tayo Akinpelu, Representing the Youth; and Dr Abdu-Azis Bako, North Central Coordinator.

Others are Sylvester Okoduwa, South-South Coordinator; Dr Joseph Gimba, North East Coordinator; Mr Adesina Adefolahan, South West; Pastor Gabriel Odom, South-East; and Hajia Fatima Mohammed Umar, North-West.

In his acceptance speech, Rafsanjani thanked the outgoing Board and promised to add to some of the achievements made by his predecessor. Outlining his key agenda as the Chairman of the Board, he promised to carry along members by running an all-inclusive organization, rebuilding partnerships with stakeholders especially with the donor community as well as other relevant agencies in the development sector.

He noted that the new leadership will make all necessary efforts to bring together all members in order to work as a team toward moving the organization forward and mobilize citizens to demand accountability in order to choose the right leaders as we match toward the 2023 general election.

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