Buhari To Receive Handover Notes After Facilities Inspection On May 28

The Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki, says all handover notes being prepared by various ministries, agencies and department will be handed over to President elect, Gen Buhari immediately after his tour of the Presidential Villa which is to be conducted by President Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo on May 28th. Also on the tour will be the Vice President elect, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. She said this while speaking to state house correspondents after the Federal Executive council meeting yesterday May 20th.

“The deliberation today was taken up by preparations or transition and the SGF briefed the Council as follows that on May 28, there will be inspection of facilities at the Villa by the President in company of the Vice President with the President-elect and his Vice President. Thereafter there will be a small handing over ceremony in the Council Chamber where the President will hand over the briefs collected by MDAs and government agencies to the incoming administration. It will be rounded up with the inaugural dinner in the evening of May 28.”she said.

Jonathan Makes U-Turn On May 28 Handover Date

The federal government has confirmed that President Goodluck Jonathan will handover on May 29 contrary to the earlier handover date of May 28 allegedly proposed by the out-going President.

Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Jonathan on Wednesday, made the disclosure.

President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier said he will formally handover power to the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on May 28 as against the May 29 Democracy Day.

The decision sparked off a lot of comments from Nigerians especially lawyers who believe if President Jonathan goes ahead with the plan, a vacuum would be created in power till May 29 that General Muhammadu Buhari will formally assume office.

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