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;
- Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
- Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
iii. Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice
- Permanent Secretaries from the following Ministries and Offices:
- Defence
- Interior
- Finance, Budget and National Planning
- Foreign Affairs
- Information and Culture
- Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)
- 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
vii. Inspector-General of Police
viii. 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
