National Telescope national telescope newspaper
The President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that he will not disappoint the trust conferred upon him by Nigerians.
He also affirmed that he understands the magnitude of responsibility ahead for him as the President of the country.
Tinubu made the promise while delivering his acceptance speech after he was conferred with the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.
He said, “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,” he said.
Tinubu conferment with the honour makes him the 16th person to hold the GCFR Honour.
Other holders of the award includes; 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 inlcudes; British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela and former Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
Earlier, President Buhari handed three key transition documents to the president-elect in line with Executive Order 14.
