Across many countries, governments are now preparing humanitarian transition plans, seeking domestic financing and assuming greater leadership over crisis response. However, one question remains largely unanswered, when humanitarian leadership transitions to government, does accountability transition as well? Too often, humanitarian transition is measured by institutional milestones, who chairs coordination meetings, who signs response plans or who leads emergency operations. As Nigeria advances its humanitarian transition, accountability must remain at the centre of the process. A humanitarian transition that leaves communities uncertain about where to turn is not a successful transition.