President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a 22-member Presidential Transition Council to ensure a smooth handover after the election of a new president later in the year.
This is contained in a statement signed on Thursday by Willie Bassey, Director, Information, on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
He said the council will be chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
Other members of the council are the:
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice
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;
They will be joined by the Permanent Secretaries from the ministries of:
Defence
Interior
Finance, Budget, and National Planning
Foreign Affairs
Information and Culture
As well as the Permanent Secretaries from the:
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)
Office of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
Cabinet Affairs Office
Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; the General Services Office
Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; the Economic and Political Affairs Office
Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
The State House.
The candidate who wins the 2023 Presidential Election will nominate two representatives to the council.
The Transition Council will be inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday 14 February at noon at the Conference Hall of the SGF.
Members are expected to attend the inauguration in person.
President Buhari also signed Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on Thursday for the facilitation and management of presidential transitions.
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,” Bassey added.
