President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a Transition Council that would oversee a smooth handover from his administration to an incoming one that would emerge from the 2023 general election.
The presidential election is scheduled to hold on February 25, a few days away.
Among the frontrunners one of who is expected to succeed Buhari as president are former vice president, Atiku Abubabar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION
9th February, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES TRANSITION COUNCIL, SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 14, 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme.
Members of the Committee are:
i. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
ii. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
iii. Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice
iv. Permanent Secretaries from the following Ministries and Offices:
a. Defence
b. Interior
c. Finance, Budget and National Planning
d. Foreign Affairs
e. Information and Culture
f. Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)
g. Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
h. Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
i. General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
j. Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
k. State House
v. National Security Adviser
vi. Chief of Defence Staff
vii. Inspector-General of Police
viii. Director General, National Intelligence Agency
ix. Director General, State Security Services
x. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and
xi. Two representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect
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.
Willie Bassey
Director, Information
For: Secretary to the Government of the Federation