The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the new timetable for the 2016 electoral process in Somalia adopted by the National Leadership Forum on 9 August 2016 in Mogadishu. 
OIC Secretary General, Iyad bin Ameen Madani, commended the stakeholders particularly the Federal Indirect Elections Implementation Team, which drafted the plan, for the important step taken to finalize outstanding issues related to the electoral process. He encouraged them to firmly proceed with the implementation of the agreed timetable in a transparent and inclusive manner. 
Madani reiterated the determination of the OIC through its Office in Mogadishu to enhance its support to the authorities in Somalia to successfully implement the electoral system underway in the country.

Source : QNA