Buhari Signs Executive Order Establishing Presidential Transition Council

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

The President disclosed this in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.

The President also revealed he has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, which would be chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF.

Buhari wrote:

“I have signed Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions.

“The new Executive Order puts in place a legal framework for the seamless transition of power from one Presidential Administration to another.

“I have also approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, to be chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), to facilitate and manage the 2023 Presidential transition programme.”

Members of the Committee are;

1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman

1. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation

iii. Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice

1. Permanent Secretaries from the following Ministries and Offices:
2. Defence
3. Interior
4. Finance, Budget and National Planning
5. Foreign Affairs
6. Information and Culture
7. Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)
8. Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
9. Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
10. General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
11. Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
12. State House
13. National Security Adviser
14. Chief of Defence Staff

vii. Inspector-General of Police

viii. Director General, National Intelligence Agency,

1. Director General, State Security Services
2. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and
3. Two representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect