The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that President Goodluck
Jonathan will formally handover power to the President-elect, Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on May 29
Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, who disclosed
the information, had last week said the the President would hand over at
a dinner on May 28 so that the administration can reserve May 29 for
the incoming government.
However, stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress
kicked against it, saying that there will be a vacuum in the leadership
of the country till when Buhari is inaugurated 24 hours after the
handing over.
The government appears to have listened and consequently, changed its
mind, when it was revealed on Wednesday, April 22, at the end of the
weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, that May 29 is the day power
will change hands.
Akwashiki denied saying that the President would handover to the
President-elect on May 28, saying: “In the council today, the discussion
was still centered on transition. I have to make a little clarification
because some people thought I said May 28 will be handover date. I
never said that.”
“I said May 28 will be the last day that we will have our handing
over briefs by ministries and parastatals. I said from the 28th of this
month to that date has been given to departments and ministries to
submit their hand over notes.”
“I remember somebody asked if there will be no vacuum if there is
handover on May 28 and I replied that there will be no handing over on
May 28. Handing over and inauguration will hold on May 29. The President
is not handing over power on May 28, he is handing over power on May
29.”
“We have started the transition and it is ongoing. We are submitting
our handover notes to the Office of the SGF. The President is still the
President until May 29 when Gen. Buhari takes his oath of office and
resumes as the President of the Federal Republic.”
1 comment:
Political twists, these men though!
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