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 CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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