By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Ahead of May 29, 2023 expiration of his tenure as the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has directed the inauguration of a Presidential Transition Council expected to oversee smooth power transition.
A statement by the media office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation says the Transition Council will be inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
Members of the Council according to the statement are Secretary to the Government of the Federation as chairman; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice are members of the Council.
Others are Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries of Defence, Interior, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Foreign Affairs, Information and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), and Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Also in the membership are, Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), General Services Office in OSGF, Economic and Political Affairs Office in 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; and two representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect.
