President Muhammadu Buhari conferred National Honours on President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and VP-Elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima [Presidency]
The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been conferred the highest honour in Nigeria, Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, GCFR.
Also, Vice President-elect Kashim Settima was decorated as Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON.
On Monday, May 29th, Tinubu will be sworn in as the next President of Nigeria, succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari.
PHOTOS: Tinubu Receives Transition Documents, Baton From Buhari Ahead Of May 29
The Baton of Service indicates that government is a continuum.
President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received transition documents from President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the May 29 inauguration ceremony.
He was also handed the Baton of Service, which indicates that government is a continuum.
The ceremony which is the first in a series of events lined up for the swearing-in exercise, held at the State House Conference Center in Abuja, where Tinubu and his vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, were conferred with the National Honours of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) and Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON).
Below are photos from the event as published by the official photographer of the president, Bayo Omoboriowo.
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