Buhari To Confer GCFR Honour On Tinubu Ahead Of Inauguration
President Buhari To Confer Highest National Honour On Tinubu May 25
President Muhammadu Buhari has finalised plans to present Bola Tinubu with the country’s highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
He will also present Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), the second-highest national honour.
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On Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Abuja, the nation’s capital, the two will be awarded national honours.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Transition Council, disclosed this information during a World Press Conference to unveil the schedule of events for the inauguration of the president in 2023.
On the same day, Transition Documents will be officially transferred to Tinubu’s incoming administration, according to Boss Mustapha.
In 2015, former President Goodluck Jonathan awarded the GCON to only Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Jonathan explained during the ceremony that, as a former military head of state, Buhari did not require the honour.
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