I won’t disappoint Nigerians, Tinubu assures

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President-elect Bola Tinubu, says he will not disappoint the trust conferred upon him by President Muhammadu Buhari and millions of Nigerians.

Tinubu gave this assurance on Thursday in 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 also affirmed that he understands the magnitude of the honour conferred upon him and the corresponding task ahead.

“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 becomes the 16th person to hold the GCFR Honour in Nigeria’s history.

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.

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