On Thursday in Abuja, the President-elect Bola Tinubu pledged to uphold the confidence placed in him by both the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), and millions of Nigerians.
He further stated that he is aware of the gravity of the honor bestowed upon him and the equivalent duty that lies ahead.
After receiving the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, Tinubu made the pledge in his acceptance speech.
“I am aware of the gravity of the honor bestowed upon me today and the work at hand. Nigerians ought to expect no less.
“You (Buhari) have charted the course and I shall not disappoint you,” he said.
Thursday’s conferment makes Tinubu the 16th person to hold the GCFR Honour.
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Those before him are Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Shehu Shagari, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ibrahim Babangida, Ernest Shonekan, Sani Abacha, Moshood Abiola, Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan.
Others who have been conferred with the title include British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela and former Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
Buhari also conferred vice president-elect Kashim Shettima. with the honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger.
Earlier, he handed three key transition documents to the president-elect in line with Executive Order 14 mandating the transition council to issue handover notes containing, amongst other things, proposed policy direction to the incoming administration.
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