While receiving the Interim Report from the 19-man
Transition Committee under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Ahmed Joda in Abuja,
Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that the incoming
administration is yet to receive any briefing from the Goodluck Jonathan
government as the country prepares for the transfer of power in a week. He
however clarifies that his transition committee was not formed to indict the
present administration, but to know where to begin from. His words after the
cut.
Transition Committee under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Ahmed Joda in Abuja,
Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that the incoming
administration is yet to receive any briefing from the Goodluck Jonathan
government as the country prepares for the transfer of power in a week. He
however clarifies that his transition committee was not formed to indict the
present administration, but to know where to begin from. His words after the
cut.
“The incoming
government was misunderstood. It is not that we are preparing for indictment.
What we are trying to get is a starting point, where we are exactly going to
start from.
government was misunderstood. It is not that we are preparing for indictment.
What we are trying to get is a starting point, where we are exactly going to
start from.
“We have seen the debt profile
and the performance of the economy.
“The question is what we can do
about it especially the urgent ones like social security, lack of fuel in the
country and fraud. The list is endless.
about it especially the urgent ones like social security, lack of fuel in the
country and fraud. The list is endless.
“I thank you for what you have
done and I hope that the subsequent submission by the government will make your
job easier and more efficient and tell us where to begin from.”
done and I hope that the subsequent submission by the government will make your
job easier and more efficient and tell us where to begin from.”
“My
expectations were that each ministry makes its own presentation. The
politicians know that they are going while the bureaucrats who do the job know
they are staying.
expectations were that each ministry makes its own presentation. The
politicians know that they are going while the bureaucrats who do the job know
they are staying.
“They are the ones who are going
to do the job and they are going to be available to help cross check the
information.
to do the job and they are going to be available to help cross check the
information.
“I think that this research you
have made will help the incoming government to cross check the information on
paper given by the outgoing government,” he said.
have made will help the incoming government to cross check the information on
paper given by the outgoing government,” he said.
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