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 honour 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 honour bestowed upon me today and the work at hand. Nigerians ought to expect no less.
He answered, “You (Buhari) have set the course and I shall not let you down.”
Tinubu became the 16th recipient of the GCFR Honour on Thursday.
Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Shehu Shagari, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ibrahim Babangida, Ernest Shonekan, Sani Abacha, Moshood Abiola, Umaru Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan were the presidents preceding him.
Nelson Mandela of South Africa, the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, and Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya, are among recipients of the title.
Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, was also given the title of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger by Buhari.
In accordance with Executive Order 14, which requires the transition council to deliver handover notes providing, among other things, proposed policy direction to the next administration, he earlier presented the president-elect with three important transition documents.
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