The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated the inter-ministerial Presidential Inauguration Committee to coordinate activities leading to the inauguration of the president on May 29.
Inaugurating the committee Thursday in Abuja, Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF recalled that about four years ago, “the Buhari Administration came on board with the promise of Change built on economy, security and anti-corruption. The Government has since 2015 committed itself to working hard to achieve sustainable economic growth, as well as a secure and corruption free nation”.
He said “preparatory to the inauguration of the new Administration, Mr. President approved the constitution of this Presidential Inter-Ministerial Inauguration Committee (PIC-2019) to plan, organize and execute all approved programmes for the series of activities that would be undertaken”.
While the SGF would serve as chairman of the committee, the members include several ministers, permanent secretaries, party leaders and security chiefs.
The Terms of Reference of the committee includes “to plan, organize and
execute all approved activities for the 2019 Presidential Inauguration;
Co-opt any organization(s)/person(s) relevant towards the successful
execution of the programme; Document for posterity, all planned
activities for the Inauguration; and, carry out any other assignment as
may be required towards the successful implementation of the programme.
“Distinguished Members of the Presidential Inauguration Committee, in
the course of the implementation of this assignment, several
sub-committees to be headed by Ministers will be constituted. For
inclusiveness however, other members would be drawn from, not just the
MDAs, but also from the All Progress Congress (our Party), the
Presidential Campaign Council, the Buhari Support Organisation as well
as Women and Youth Campaign Council. The mandate of these
sub-committees will be clearly spelt out to reflect the purpose for
which they have been constituted. Ahead of such constitution, I wish to
underscore the need for collaboration and synergy amongst sub-committees
while planning and executing the approved programmes.
“Finally, let me remind all members of the importance of this assignment and that no stone should be left unturned to ensure that this 2019 Presidential Inauguration Committee delivers on its mandate. We must therefore deploy our wealth of experience and show unwavering commitment to this exercise”, the SGF stated.
