President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, May 25th, 2023 confer national honours on President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima.
Tolu Ogunlesi, Special Assistant to President Buhari on Digital and New Media made the disclosure via Twitter today.
According to Ogunlesi, while Tinubu would be conferred with Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Shettima would be conferred with Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).
“On Thursday May 25, 2023, President-Elect @officialABAT and Vice President-Elect @KashimSM will be conferred with the National Honours of GCFR and GCON respectively, by President @MBuhari.
“Also on that day, Thursday May 25, 2023, there will be an official handover of Transition Documents to the incoming Administration.
“This is going to be the most organized & seamless Presidential Transition in the history of Nigeria, enabled by Executive Order 14 signed by PMB,” the presidential aide tweeted.