GEJ to transfer authority to GMB on May 28

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Upon the successful completion of the Nigeria’s 2015 general election, the outgoing president of the federation, President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over the reign of affairs of the country to the President-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), come May 28, 2015 about 24 hours to the proper inauguration date ( May 29^th). DigitalSENSE Business News reports

The Hon. minister of Information Mrs. Patricia Akwashiki, who disclosed this development to the State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday (15^th april 2015), presided over by president goodluck Jonathan. She said the president would perform the handing over responsibility at a dinner on the eve of the May 29 Democracy Day. She said, “By May 28, the President intends to have the formal handover done at a dinner so that we can reserve May 29 for the incoming government. “

By May 28, we are expected to have concluded our own government and we are welcoming the incoming government. “Also you know May 29 is our Democracy Day. So, we have activities lined up all through that week, showcasing all what we have achieved and all other things we do normally on our Democracy Day except that this year is special with the inauguration of our new President that is coming up on May 29.”

She added that the President had directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to prepare their handover notes and submit same to Senator Pius Anyim, the secretary to the Government of the Federation, on or before April 20. She said it was the responsibility of Senator Anyim to compile the notes which would form Jonathan’s handover document to his successor Buhari.

She added that while the valedictory FEC meeting would hold on Wednesday the 20^th of May 2015, everything that required the President’s approval must be presented to him latest on Wednesday May 13^th 2015 so that the incoming government would not accuse the outgoing government of rushing projects.

The minister added that president Jonathan had directed the MDAs to brief him on the update of inherited projects and the ones initiated by his administration under their jurisdiction. She said the briefings were expected to include the status of the projects and their levels of implementation. Reports DigitalSENSE Business News

The minister also said that, “The President emphasized on the need for all MDAs to submit their handover notes to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) by Monday the 20th of this month. So we are going to be very busy this weekend putting our handover notes together”.

“The President also emphasized that he would require another little briefing from all MDAs to indicate inherited projects, how far they have been executed and initiated projects by his administration and the level of completion, whether completed, ongoing or abandoned.” Reports DigitalSENSE Business News

On the conclusion, she stated that the present administration was doing everything possible to ensure a smooth transition, adding that Vice-President Namadi Sambo is heading the government’s transition committee while the secretary Senator Pius Anyim is heading the inauguration committee.

AbdulKareem Mueenah / GEE

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