President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred the highest National Honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (GCFR) on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.

The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, was also awarded the second highest National Honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) at a ceremony held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, May 25.

Speaking at the event, Tinubu declared that he would not disappoint the trust conferred on him by President Buhari and Nigerians.

He said: “I am a simple man who is the beneficiary of the support and goodwill of the people of Nigeria.

“The people have put their trust in us. You have done your part, Mr. President.

“Now, that great duty descends on me. I understand the meaning of the honor given to me today and of the task that awaits.

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“I must run this race and must do it well. On security, the economy, agriculture, jobs, education, health and power, and in all other sectors we must make headway. The people deserve no less. In this, I shall disappoint neither them nor you, Mr. President.”

The former governor of Lagos State further thanked Buhari for conferring the national honours on him and the Vice President-elect, adding that the President’s devotion to progressive and democratic good governance “is unassailable”.

Tinubu described the event as more than a ceremony, saying: “It confirms that our path is right and that nothing will deter us from adhering to it.”

The Star