*As Buhari signs Executive Order No. 14 to facilitate the process
By Chesa Chesa
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme ahead of his handover of reigns of government to his successor on May 29.
The committee is headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha and comprise of other 20 members.
In a statement by Willie Bassey, Director, Information in the Office of the Government of the Federation (OSGF), other members of the Committee included Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoS); Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice; Permanent Secretaries from the following Ministries and Offices: Defence, Interior, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Foreign Affairs, e. Information and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Others include representatives of the 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), State House and National Security Adviser.
Other members also include Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Inspector-General of Police (IGP), 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 said the Transition Council will be inaugurated by the SGFon Tuesday, 14th February, 2023 at the Conference Hall of the SGF.
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, the statement added.
