The President-elect,
Gen. Buhari, today
Wednesday April 29th in Abuja inaugurated a 19-member Transition
Committee to liaise with its Federal Government counterpart to ensure a smooth
transition.
A statement issued in Abuja by the
National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Committee (APC), Alhaji
Lai Mohammed, said the terms of reference of the committee include to develop a
clear framework for liaison with the out-going Administration for purposes of a
smooth hand-over/take-over and to receive hand-over documents from Ministries,
Departments and Agencies and itemise the most important or most urgent issues
confronting the in-coming government
It said the committee is also
saddled with reviewing and making preliminary assessment of the balance sheet
of government with particular emphasis on the status of assets and liabilities
of government; cash flow position of the government; quantum of public domestic
and external debt of government and their deployment; government’s out-standing
contractual obligations and its ability to meet such obligations and the status
of implementation of capital projects.
The committee is also expected to
undertake a preliminary assessment of the security challenges facing the country
and the counter-insurgency measures taken by the government thus far; the
counter policy measures being implemented in the Niger Delta to deal with
unrest and major economic crimes in the area. In particular, the status of the
Amnesty Programme, the readiness of the Police and other national security and
intelligence agencies in addressing threats to law and order and provide a
brief over-view of CBN, NNPC, NCC, Customs and FIRS.
Other terms of reference of the
committee include to suggest “quick fixes” which will result in tangible,
visible and practical measures so that CHANGE will be seen after 30 days, after
100 days, after 6 months of the Administration taking office, and to make any
other observations which in view of the Committee would be helpful to the
transition and take-off of the new Administration. The committee has two weeks
to conclude its work
Speaking at the inauguration in
Abuja on Wednesday, the President-elect charged the committee to ”assess the
information provided to you and advise me on its quality and accuracy. It is a
simple matter that you must have the right information if you are to shape
appropriate policy decisions.
”Needless to repeat, that your
Committee – and indeed our Government – are not on a witch-hunt or engaged in
fault-finding. We want the facts and nothing but the facts. What has been done
can not be undone. Our job is to learn from the mistakes of the past and
attempt to avoid similar.”
Gen. Buhari hailed the calibre of
the committee’s membership, saying they represent some of the best Nigeria can
offer. He described the committee chairman, Malam Ahmed Joda, as one of the few
surviving links between First Republic civil service to the present day, a man
whose versatility includes farming, industry and 21st Century IT and one of
Nigerian’s precious assets.
Full list of Transition Committee
members:
1. Mal. Ahmed Joda – Chairman
2. Dr Doyin Salami – Vice-Chairman
3. Mr Boss Mustapha
4. Mal. Muhammad Hayatuddin
5. Alh. Abubakar Malami SAN
6. Brig. Gen. Lawal Jafaru Isa
7. Sen. Hadi Sirika
8. Sen. Audu Ogbeh
9. Barrister Dalong
10. Mrs Bola Adesola
11. Mr Wale Edun
12. Mrs Nike Aboderin
13. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu
14. Mr Festus Odimegwu
15. Chief John Oyegun
16. Gov. Rotimi Amaechi
17. Dr. Tam David West
18. Alh. Lai Mohammed
19 Mal. Adamu Adamu – Secretary
Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Abuja, April 29th 2015
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