Buhari approves transition council, 108 days to exit

With 108 days to the end of his two-term tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday constituted a Presidential Transition Council, which will facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme.

The council is headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha.

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

According to a statement by the Director for Information in the Office of the SGF, Mr Willie Bassey, “a key feature of the Presidential Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 is the institutionalisation 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”.

The council is to be inaugurated by the SGF on Tuesday, 14 February by Noon at the Conference Hall of the SGF.

The full list of the council members:

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