Niger SSG inaugurates government committee for inauguration of governor-elect
Niger government has inaugurated committee constituted by the state government for the forthcoming inauguration of governor-elect, Mr Umar Bago and his deputy Comrade Garaba Yakubu.
Secretary to the Government of Niger state, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, said at the inauguration of the committee, that the aims was to have a seamless inauguration ceremony.
He disclosed that the state government inauguration committees and the governor’s- elect inauguration committees have agreed to collapsed their committees into one work together for smooth handing over of the mantle of leadership.
“All efforts is geared towards a peaceful and smooth transfer of power from the All Progress Congress (APC) government to another APC government,” he said.
“It is the best step for the outgoing government and the incoming government to work together for a smooth transition so that the incoming administration will quickly settle down,” he said.
He mentioned the state government inauguration committees were; security and intelligence, venue and inaugural, protocol and accomodation and inaugural lecture.
Others were publicity and mobilisation, transportation, logistics and special events, dinner and entertainment as well as medical committees.
The SSG, however disclosed that to have a peaceful and hitch-free inauguration, over 200 miscreants disturbing the peace of the state capital have been arrested.
He said that before the inauguration ceremony, security agencies to tackle activities of miscreants and thuggery disturbing the peace within the metropolis for people to have a feeling of peace.
In his remarks, Dr Mohammed Santuraki, Chairman of Inauguration Committee for Governor’s-elect, lauded the idea of collapsing the state government inauguration committee and that of the governor-elect into one to work together for seamless handover.
“It is a welcome development because it is a transition within the same party, transition is very important because it is an occasional change in government,” he said.
