President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme.
A statement by the Director òf Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Willie Bassey, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday
Bassey also said that the President also signed signed the Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of the Presidential Transitions.
He said that “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.”
According to him, the members of the Committee are: Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice.
Others are Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries and Offices which are 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) and Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
The committee also comprises 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 said that 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.
