Ahead of the 2023 Presidential Inauguration/Swearing-in Ceremony on Monday, May 29, access to the Federal Secretariat Complexes Phases I, II, III and Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be cordoned off from 2pm on Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29.
NIGERIAN ANCHOR reports that the ceremony will take place at the Eagle Square, Central Business District, Abuja.
The notice was contained in a circular was signed by the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Dr. Ngozi Onwudiwe, for the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation on Friday, May 19.
According to the circular, access for officers and intending visitors to the affected areas will not be allowed until Tuesday, May 30, when work is expected to resume.
“As you may be aware, the Presidential Transition Council (PTC) has unveiled the activities marking the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Ceremony. The Inauguration Parade and Swearing-in of President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is the climax of the Programme, will take place on Monday, 29th May 2023 at the Eagle Square, Central Business District, Abuja.
“In line with the security arrangements for the event, the Federal Secretariat Complexes Phases I, II, III and Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be cordoned off by security operatives from 2.00pm on Friday, 26th May 2023 to Monday, 29th May 2023.
“Accordingly, officers and intending visitors to the affected areas will not be allowed access till Tuesday, 30th May, 2023, when work will resume in earnest.
“Kindly bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all concerned,” it read.
The title of the circular is ‘Cordoning off the Federal Secretariat Complexes Phases I. II, III and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2023 Presidential Inauguration/Swearing-in Ceremony’, and it was copied to the relevant offices.
They include: the Chief of Staff to the President, C-in-C; Deputy Chief of Staff to the President; Office of the Vice President; Honourable Ministers/Ministers of State; and Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Others are: Clerk of the National Assembly, Chief Registrar. Supreme Court of Nigeria, Permanent Secretaries, National Security Adviser, Special Advisers/Senior Special Assistants, Service Chiefs/Inspector-General-of Police; Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; Chairman, Federal Character Commission; Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission and Chairman, Police Service Commission.
It was also copied to the Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau; Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal; Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation & Fiscal Commission; Chairman, National Population Commission; Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission; Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service; Head of Service of the Federation; Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; Secretary, National Judicial Council; Auditor-General of the Federation; Accountant-General for the Federation. Surveyor-General of the Federation and Directors-General/Chief Executive Officers of Parastatals/Agencies.
