start off the administration, a competent
Presidency source confirmed.
Since being declared winner of the 2015
Presidential election, Buhari has been
operating from the Defence House in
Maitama and has been conducting official
business of government from there, having
taken over the mantle of leadership on May
29, 2015 from former President Goodluck
Jonathan.
It was leant that the President was ready to
move from Defence House to the Villa
possibly early next week following completion
of renovation of the President's residence.
"It is true that the construction
company has completed the
President's wing and he is set to
move in any moment from now. As at
today, it is only the Vice President's
residence that is yet to be fully
completed.
"We expect that the two men will
move into the villa by next week since
the work in the Vice President's
apartment is not a serious one," an
official in the Presidency explained.
The source explained that Buhari was set to
begin naming some key officials of his
government as soon as he moves into the
Villa to prepare the grounds for the take off
of serious work for Nigerians who have been
expecting action from the administration.
As a prelude to setting up his administration,
Buhari has reportedly handed over the 800-
page Transition Committee Report to a
trusted team of his associates, headed by
former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde
Fashola; former Ekiti governor, Kayode
Fayemi and others to reduce into a sizable
and workable document.
Fashola is being tipped to emerge as Chief of
Staff to the President because of his pedigree
as a former Chief of Staff, governor and a
Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
An impeccable source said that it was Buhari
who instructed that after all others had
completed working on transition report, they
should hand over the voluminous document
to Fashola to reduce into an implementable
format for him to read and take necessary
actions.
The source said:
"Hopefully, from next week, some
appointments would be announced.
Buhari is a fast reader and he will be
able to take immediate actions based
on the transition report."
A member of the Buhari Transition
Committee, who pleaded anonymity because
of the sensitive nature of the matter,
confirmed that the final report presented to
the president last week was a comprehensive
document meant to guide him in taking
decisions as to the shape and nature of his
administration to bring about the needed
change in the country.
The member said that what they presented
to the President was more of a blueprint and
how best to go about it in order to bring the
country out of the woods. The member said:
"The final report is very rich and we believe
it will help Mr. President in putting a solid
structure of his government and give him
policy direction as well."
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