An Executive Order on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions has been signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Buhari, it will facilitate a smooth handover of authority from one presidential administration to another.
The President also disclosed that he had given his approval for the formation of a Presidential Transition Council, whose chairman would be the Secretary to the Government of the Federation or SGF.
The Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions was signed by Buhari. A legislative basis for a smooth handover of power from one presidential administration to another is established by the new Executive Order.
“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 program.”
