President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council to facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme.

This was discloses in a statement on Sunday April 1, 2023.

According to the statement, the members of the committee include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; Solicitor–General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary.

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Others are Federal Ministry of Justice; Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries of 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; Inspector–General of Police; 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.

On Tuesday 14th February, 2023, the secretary to the government of the federation will inaugurate the Transition Council at 12 noon in the Conference Hall of the SGF. All members are required to be physically present.

Also, President Buhari implemented Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 to ensure a smooth transition of power between Presidential Administrations, which will be part of his legacy.