Tinubu nominates Kebbi governor, Atiku Bagudu, Wale Edun into Presidential Transition Council

President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Atiku Bagudu, the governor of Kebbi State and Olawale Edun, a former finance commissioner under Tinubu’s administration as the Lagos State governor into the Presidential Transition Council.

The Presidential Transition Council which was inaugurated on February 14 is made up of 22 members which includes two persons from the President-Elect’s team, working seamlessly to handover to the incoming government.

“After the declaration of His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the President-Elect, the PTC requested him to nominate his representatives on the council as provided in the Executive Order.

“The President-elect nominated His Excellency, Atiku Bagudu, the Governor of Kebbi State and Chief Olawale Edun both of whom have since joined the process actively,” Mustapha, the chairman of the council revealed.

Giving the assurance that the transition process to hand over to the new elected government is on course, Mustapha said there won’t be any interference owing to the ongoing court proceedings on election, adding that litigation would not stop the transition process

“It is a constitutional matter and whether all the litigations concerning the election petitions are resolved or not, it will not in anyway stop the formal transfer of power on May 29.

“President Muhammadu Buhari is not spending a day extra after the 29th of May to handover power to whoever has been declared by the INEC.

“The court processes will continue and we are doing everything to ensure that the transition process is not truncated, Federal Government has issued a statement to that effect.

“The transition process is on course and all efforts are being made to ensure that it is smooth and on 29 May, there would be peaceful formal transfer of power to the new president-elect,” the SGF said.

According to him, the process of interface is necessary so as to keep Nigerians abreast of developments, build inclusiveness and lay a solid foundation for peaceful transition of power in the country.