Presidency

Buhari sets up transition council for May 29 handover

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, was appointed as the chairman of the council.

Other members of the council include the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice; and Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries of Defence, Interior, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Foreign Affairs, Information and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF); General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF); Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF); and State House.

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Others include the National Security Adviser, Chief of Defence Staff; Inspector-General of Police; Director General, National Intelligence Agency; Director General, State Security Services; Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and two representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect

Bassey noted that the Transition Council will be inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Conference Hall of the SGF in Abuja.

“Members are expected to attend the inauguration in person,” he added.

He stated President Buhari has also signed the Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of the Presidential Transitions.

“A key feature of the Presidential Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 is the institutionalisation of a legal framework that would enable a seamless transition of power from one presidential administration to another which is part of President Buhari’s legacy,” Bassey said.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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