President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a presidential transition council for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the council has Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha as Chairman.
Members of the committee are Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice.
Also, Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries and Offices of Defence, Interior, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Foreign Affairs, Information and Culture and Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) are members of the committee.
Others are Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries and Offices of 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 and Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Two representatives to be nominated by the President-elect are expected to be members of the committee as well.
According to a statement released by, Willie Bassey, Director, Information on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, 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,” the statement reads.