 The controversy over the election of Kolani interfered with CENI's work, and as a result, Issifou Tabiou Taffa—a representative of civil society—was elected by consensus as President of CENI on 14 October 2009, resolving the controversy.Tabiou Taffa was not a member of any political party and was an obscure figure at the time of his election as CENI President.On that occasion, he stressed that CENI's work would be "collegial".