A Presidential Transition Council has been established by the President Muhammadu Buhari to oversee and facilitate the transition plan for 2023.
The Head of the Federation’s civil service, the Solicitor General of the Federation, and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice are members of the committee, which is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Defense, Interior, Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Foreign Affairs, Information, and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Special Duties, and Inter-Governmental Affairs are among the others.
Others also include; 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.
According to a statement by the media office of the SGF, the Transition Council will be inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
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 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
