JUST IN: Buhari Establishes Transition Council

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council which is to oversee the 2023 transition programme.

Buhari Sets Up Transition Council

Buhari also signed the Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions.

Buhari stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in a Twitter thread on his official verified handle.

The new Executive Order puts in place a legal framework for the seamless transition of power from one Presidential Administration to another.

The president also appointed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),  Boss Mustapha to chair the cil.

The Council would be inaugurated by the SGF on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Members of the committee include the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; 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, Information and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and State House.

Others are the 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 who will be nominated by the President-elect.

I have signed Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions. The new Executive Order puts in place a legal framework for the seamless transition of power from one Presidential Administration to another.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) February 9, 2023

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