By Udesinanna Stephen
The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed his gratitude to the support he enjoyed from Nigerians saying that Nigerians trusted him.
Tinubu spoke in Abuja during his investiture as the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
As obtained from the verified Twitter handle of the Spokesperson, Tinubu Campaign, Bayo Onanuga,
@aonanuga1956, Tinubu said “Now, that great duty descends on me. I understand the meaning of the honor given to me today and of the task that awaits.
“I must run this race and must do it well. On security, the economy, agriculture, jobs, education, health and power and in all other sectors, we must make headway. The people deserve no less. In this, I shall disappoint neither them nor you, Mr. President.”
He also hailed the outgoing President, Mohammadu Buhari, for recognising MKO Abiola following the said annulment of the June 12 elections which reports claimed that Abiola won.
“President Buhari, you have shown courage in taking tough decisions others avoided.
“One such decision was to recognize the injustice of the annulment of the 1993 election, to designate June
12 as Democracy Day, and to bestow the nation’s highest honor on the late MKO Abiola.” He said.
Also, the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, was honoured as Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander of Order of the Niger respectively, GCOFR.