After the President – Elect, General Buhari inaugurated his 19-member transition committee, the Federal
Government has indicated it has picked some holes in the task to be executed by
the committee, hence warned the opposition from running another government. Minister
of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman made FG’s anger public Wednesday,
after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
The Minister who is equally the chairman of the Technical
Sub-committee of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s transition committee,
pointed out that FEC cautioned the incoming administration from running a
parallel government, noting that the outgoing President’s gentle nature should
not be mistaken for weakness.
Buhari Inaugurates
19-Member Transition
Meanwhile, the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rted)
has inaugurated a 19-member Transition Committee to liaise with the Federal
Government’s to ensure a smooth transition.
The opposition APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, in a statement, issued Wednesday in Abuja indicated that the terms of
reference of the committee included developing 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 itemize the most important or most urgent issues confronting the in-coming
government.
Alhaji Mohammed added that the committee was also saddled
with the task of 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.
Similarly, the committee the statement pointed out was
expected to undertake a preliminary assessment of the security challenges
facing the country and the counter-insurgency measures taken by the government;
the counter policy measures being implemented in the Niger Delta to deal with
unrest and major economic crimes in the area, especially, 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 suggesting
“quick fixes” which will result in tangible, visible and practical measures so
that change would be felt after 30 days, after 100 days, after 6 months of the
Administration taking office as well as to make any other observations which in
view of the Committee would be helpful to the transition and take-off of the
new Administration.
Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday, Gen.
Buhari charged the committee to ”assess the information provided to you and
advise” on its quality and accuracy, adding that it was a simple matter that
the committee members must have the right information if they were 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 cannot be undone. Our job
is to learn from the mistakes of the past and attempt to avoid similar” Said
the President – Elect.
Gen. Buhari also hailed the calibre of the committee’s
membership, stating they represented some of the best Nigeria could 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.
The committee has two weeks to conclude its work. Members of
the committee are as follows:
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
8 Comments
But Buhari should have waited
ReplyDeleteWhy is he so much in a hurry to make rules in a govt where another leader is existing
ReplyDeleteHmmmm! They shouldn't start abeg!
ReplyDeleteThey should take it easy!
ReplyDeleteThe handover & takeover will be a very peaceful one IJN
ReplyDeleteHe will have his mandate
ReplyDeleteThey're taking GEJ for granted
ReplyDeleteOld wine in a new wine skin.
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