“Politics at all levels is currently marred by violence, persecution and intimidation and exclusion of women from active participation in electoral politics,” Mr Rafsanjani added.
Until his new appointment, Isa Sanusi was Amnesty International Nigeria’s media and communications manager, a position he has held since 2016.
A coalition of civil society organisations has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to publish details of the amount of the redesigned naira notes disbursed to commercial banks.
CISLAC said Nigeria’s increasing debt was putting the country in a precarious situation, and had significant implications for human rights.
At a meeting calling for more fiscal support from the federal government, CISLAC said SMEs in Nigeria remain critical constituents of the country’s economy.
“It should be scrapped because it is money that is not audited for, is money that is not accounted for. We cannot be spending running to billions of naira without accountability.
The group commended INEC for complying with the provisions of the Electoral Act during the July 16 guber election.
CISLAC slammed Mr Buhari’s regime for “deliberately” leaving unattended high profile cases of corruption and granting convicted corrupt officials presidential pardon.
The group also warned politicians to desist from any form of financial inducements of delegates.
The group is proposing stiffer taxation policies for tobacco companies to limit patronage and use by Nigerians.
