President-elect Ahmed Bola Tinubu has pledged that he would not disappoint Nigerians.
Tinubu made the pledge after President Muhammadu Buhari conferred him with the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (GCFR) and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima the Grand Commander of Order of the Niger (GCON) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.
According to the incoming president, he appreciated the meaning of the honour and the task ahead, adding that he would not disappoint Buhari and Nigerians.
“I am a simple man who is the beneficiary of the support and goodwill of the people of Nigeria. The people have put their trust in us. You have done your part, Mr. President.
“Now, that great duty descends on me. I understand the meaning of the honour 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 expressed appreciation to Buhari for conferring the national honours on him and Shettima, adding that the President’s devotion to progressive and democratic good governance was unassailable.
Tinubu praised President Buhari for honouring the late MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election.
“One such decision was to recognise the injustice of the annulment of the 1993 election, to designate June as Democracy Day, and to bestow the nation’s highest honour on the late MKO Abiola.
“As much as anyone could, you reached back into history to set the record straight and heal a festering wound.”
