Buhari approves transition council for 2023

By Aminu Kutama

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

The President also signed the Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions.

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

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, according to the statement.

It said the members are expected to attend the inauguration in person.

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.

Members of the Committee are:

1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
2. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
iii. Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice
3. Permanent Secretaries from the following Ministries and Offices:
4. Defence
5. Interior
6. Finance, Budget and National Planning
7. Foreign Affairs
8. Information and Culture
9. Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)
10. Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
11. Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
12. General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
13. Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
14. State House
15. National Security Adviser
16. Chief of Defence Staff
    vii. Inspector-General of Police
    viii. Director General, National Intelligence Agency

Others;

1. Director General, State Security Services

2. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and

3. Two representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect.