President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the Presidential Transition Council to facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme. This was made known on Thursday in a statement signed by William Bassey, the Director of Information, Office of The Secretary to the Government (OSGF).
The statement reads, “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.
“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.”
Members of the Council include the SGF as its Chairman, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, and the Solicitor-General of the Federation.
Others are Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Justice; Defence; Interior; Finance, Budget and National Planning; Foreign Affairs; Information and Culture and Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
Also included are the National Security Adviser; Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) ; Inspector-General of Police (IGP); Director-Generals of the State Security Services (SSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA); 2 representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect; amongst others.
