The transition committee, set up by President Goodluck Jonathan, to facilitate smooth transition of power to the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on May 29, started sitting on Monday.
Although no formal statement had so far been issued by the Federal Government on the composition of the committee, Sambo presided over the meeting, an indication that he is the head of the team.
At the end of the meeting, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, fielded questions from State House correspondents.
He said the committee met to discuss its terms of reference and develop guidelines for the preparation of handover notes.
“We met to discuss the terms of reference and develop the guidelines for preparing the handover briefs and the committee adjourned to April 20 for its second meeting,” he said.
Explaining the committee’s mode of operation, Anyim said it would first collect briefs from all Ministries, Departments and Agencies after which the data would be collated.
He said once that was concluded, the Sambo-led committee would then proceed to interface with the transition committee put in place by the President-elect.
The SGF explained that the interface would afford them the opportunity to offer clarifications and answer questions that might be raised by the Buhari’s committee.
“Ours is to collect our own hand over briefs, prepare the briefs and prepare the President handover notes.
“The terms of reference of our own committee is to collate relevant information for the handover briefs from all the MDAs, prepare them and interface with the incoming administration’s transition committee,” he explained. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteI hope National Planning Commission will be frank enough to tell the incoming govt that they have been operating illegally (with impunity). The Commission for some years now have been operating without Commissioners and a Board as spelt out in the law enacting it. This has made it possible for her Ministers and Directors to operate as it pleases them. The outgoing Chairman of the Commission in the person of the Vice President don't even know where the Commission is located not to even talk of superintending over it. This had made the Commission not to be able to live up to expectation in terms of Planning the Nation. If it cannot even plan itself, how will it be able to plan the Nation. The improper administration in the Commission has given room to siphoning of funds by its leadership since there is no Board to checkmate its activities. Recruitment is done with utmost recklessness. Let the incoming Chairman in the Commission in the person of Prof. Osinbajo extend the wind of change to the Commission for the overall well-being of the Nation.
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