Governance & Leadership
A three-layer structure: the Annual General Meeting, the Board, and the Secretariat.
Structure
TMG has a three-layer structure: the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is the supreme authority of the organisation, composed of eminent leaders of member organisations, meeting at least once a year to provide leadership and guidance; the Board is responsible for policy formation in accordance with guidance received from the AGM and meets at least twice a year, with an Executive Committee (Exco) comprising the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer; the Secretariat is the administrative and coordinating centre, headed by a National Coordinator responsible for day-to-day management of programmes, subject to approval of the Board.
The Board
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani
Elected Chairperson at TMG's 2021 Annual General Meeting and identified as TMG Chairperson in March 2026 election-reform coverage.
Mirian Menkiti
Elected to the TMG Board at the 2021 Annual General Meeting.
Tijani Abdulkareem
Elected to the TMG Board at the 2021 Annual General Meeting.
Ekaete Judith Umoh
Elected to represent persons with disabilities on the TMG Board.
Tayo Akinpelu
Elected to represent young people on the TMG Board.
The Secretariat
Ogechi Obialo-Isuma
Senior Program Officer, TMG. B.Sc. and M.Sc. Sociology (Gender Studies) from University of Abuja; manages multi-donor projects; advocate for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion.
Solomon Adoga
Senior Program Officer, TMG (2023). Prior experience with organisations including MacArthur Foundation, Transparency International, BMGF, Oxfam and NDI.
Muhammed Murtala
Senior Finance and Admin Associate with TMG; 9 years' experience managing project finances for international development partners including UNICEF, BMGF, Oxfam, Ford Foundation, HBF, OSIWA and Christian Aid.
Najaatu Mohammed
M&E officer with 3 years' progressive experience in the development sector; experience in training, scheduling, motivating and supervising staff.
TMG is nonpartisan: independent of any political party and of government, and open to all civil-society and human-rights organisations that subscribe to its ideals.