The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has nominated Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, and a former Lagos State Commissioner of Finance, Olawale Edun, into the Presidential Transition Council (PTC).

The PTC Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at a press briefing on the activities of the council in Abuja on Tuesday, March 28.

Assuring a peaceful transfer of power to Tinubu on May 29, 2023, Mustapha stated that the PTC, which was inaugurated on February 14, 2023, comprises 24 members, including two persons from the President-elect’s team, who were Bagudu and Edun.

The SGF noted that the council was divided into three to ensure a smooth transition process and make the work more efficient, adding that the meeting on Tuesday was the fifth to be held by the PTC after its inauguration.

According to him, the first of the committees is Inauguration Committee which is responsible for organising the swearing–in and the inaugural parade; working out the details programmes and other logistics necessary for the successful inauguration ceremonies.

Mustapha said the committee headed by him with 15 members has been working through 13 sub-committees facilitating effective planning and execution of the inauguration activities.

“These sub-committees are Media and Publicity; Church Service; Juma’at Service; Protocol and Invitations; Transport and Logistics; The Inauguration Lecture; Ceremonial Parade, Venues and Swearing in; Medical; Inauguration Dinner/Gala Night; Post Inauguration Luncheon; Accommodation and Children’s Day Celebration.

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“The President-elect has also been requested to nominate 13 persons that will work across the 13 sub-committees. The sub-committees have been working round the clock to ensure that all preparations are in place for a smooth inauguration ceremony.

“The second committee is the Transition Documents Committee which is headed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The committee is responsible for compiling all policy, programmes, and projects of this administration in the form of a compendium that focuses on this government’s nine priority areas.

“It is also in charge of ensuring the preparation of sectoral briefs and handover notes of the current administration for the incoming administration. The committee is working assiduously to finalise the compilation of these documents.

“The third committee is the Facilities, Security and Intelligence Committee. The duty of this committee is to organise necessary facilities, including furnished office and personnel for the President and Vice President-elect, and their transition team; Provision of security for the President and Vice President-elect; Provision of covert and overt security before, during, and after the 2023 presidential inauguration including venues of events, hotels, airports, entry points, roads and general surveillance of FCT. This committee is headed by the National Security Adviser (NSA).

“The committee has been active and the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice President-elect has been completed. The facility at the Defence House is ready. Security personnel of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Police Force have also been deployed to the President and Vice-President Elect,” the PTC chairman disclosed.

Mustapha further stated that protocol officers have been assigned to both the President and Vice President-elect from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Intelligence Agency, adding that four members of the President-elect’s team will be joining the Federal Government delegation to the Spring meeting of the World bank as part of the transition.

“The Transition process is on course and all efforts are being made to ensure that it is smooth and on May 29th, there would be peaceful formal transfer of power to the new President,” the SGF stated.

The Star