FG forms Transition Committee ahead of Handover
The transition committee of the federal government, on Monday, held a meeting to discuss the terms of reference and guidelines in preparation for the handover to the incoming government.
The meeting, which was held at the vice presidential wing of the Presidential Villa, was presided over by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, who also said the committee adjourned the meeting to April 20.
He said: “After we have collected our own briefs from the MDAs and then we put them together, we will then interface with the other committee so that whatever clarification they want, the questions they have, then we will be able to address them.”
“Ours is to collect our own handover briefs, prepare the briefs, prepare the President handover notes .
“The terms of reference of our own committee are to collate relevant information for the handover briefs from all the MDAs, prepare them and interface with the incoming administration’s transition committee,” the SGF explained.
Members of the federal government transition committee include Vice President Namadi Sambo, Secretary General of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke, Police Affairs Minister, Abduljelili Ojesiyan, Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, Transport Minister, Idris Umaru.