Buhari Sets Up Transition Committee To Handle His Handover To Next President
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a presidential transition committee, ahead of the end of his second term tenure on May 29, 2023.
The committee is tasked with facilitating and managing the hand over of power to Nigeria’s new president.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, announced this on Thursday in a statement issued in Abuja. Mustapha is to head the committee.
Other members of the committee include:
- Head of Service of the Federation
- The Solicitor General of the Federation
- The National Security Adviser
- The Chief of Defence Staff
- Inspector-General of Police and
- The Director General, National Intelligence Agency
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Others are the:
- Director General
- State Security Services
- The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, as well as,
- Permanent Secretary
- Federal Ministry of Justice
- Defence, Interior, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Information and Culture and
- Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
The Transition Council will be inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday 14th February, 2023 at 12 noon at the Conference Hall of the SGF.
Members are expected to attend the inauguration in person. Also, the President has 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 institutionalization 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.
