President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday conferred National Honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on the president elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Buhari also conferred Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima with the honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).
Late British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II, late South African President, Nelson Mandela and former Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi were also honoured with post humous award by the outgoing president
Tinubu is the 16th person to be given the GCFR Honour following in the footsteps of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Shehu Shagari, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ibrahim Babangida, Ernest Shonekan, Sani Abacha, Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan and Moshood Abiola.
The presentation was done after the president handed three key transition documents to Tinubu in line with Executive Order 14 mandating the transition council to issue handover notes containing proposed policy direction to the incoming administration, amongst other things.
Bola Tinubu in his remark vowed not to disappoint Nigerians, recognizing the trust that will be placed upon him as that nation’s President after May 29 inauguration.
He assured that he understands the magnitude of the honour bestowed upon him and the responsibility that comes with it.
Tinubu: “I understand the magnitude of the honour conferred on me today and the task ahead. Nigerians deserve no less.
“You (Buhari) have charted the course and I shall not disappoint you.”
