Mogae leads 'Club' poll observer team to Nigeria

According to a statement from the former president's former office, Mogae will travel to Nigeria on Saturday from London where he will be attending the Mo Ibrahim Prize Committee meeting. He leaves for New York today to attend the MasterCard Foundation board meeting of which he is a member. He will leave New York tomorrow for London.  Mogae will return home on April 16. Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, constituted the COG at the invitation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria.

Speaking in London after constituting the group, Sharma said: "I would like to thank president Mogae and all the other members of the group for accepting to undertake this very important role of supporting the strengthening the democratic process in Nigeria."