The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, inaugurated on Wednesday a 19-member transition committee that will be working with another team put together by the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan government to ensure a smooth handover of power, Punch reports.
The President-elect while speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday, charged the committee to review the information provided and advise him on its quality and accuracy.
“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.”
The complete list of the transition committee members are:
1. Mal. Ahmed Joda – Chairman
2. Dr Doyin Salami – Vice-Chairman
3. Gov. Rotimi Amaechi
4. Mal. Muhammad Hayatuddin
5. Dr. Tam David West
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. Mr Boss Mustapha
17. Alh. Abubakar Malami SAN
18. Alh. Lai Mohammed
19 Mal. Adamu Adamu – Secretary