Buhari sets up committee to handle power transfer to next President

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of Presidential Transition Council to handle power transmission from the current government to a new one come May 29, 2023.

This is also as the President signed the Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions.

The Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 makes provision for the institutionalisation of a legal framework that would create a seamless transition of power from one presidential administration to another.

This was contained in a statement on Thursday, February 9, 2023, by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary General of the Federation, Willie Bassey, who said the President has appointed the the SGF, Boss Mustapha, to head the council.

The Council would be inaugurated by the SGF on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Conference Hall of the SGF.

Below are the members of the Committee:

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
Permanent Secretaries of the following Ministries and Offices:

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)
Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
State House
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