BUHARI PASSES BATON TO TINUBU, SAYS I’VE RUN A GOOD RACE

Despite being encircled by the weight of witnesses to the contrary, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, chest-thumping himself, said he has run a good race and finished his course as Nigeria’s leader for the past eight years.

Therefore, he said, it was in order for him to pass the baton of service to another leader who will lead the country for the next four years.

Buhari said this after he conferred the national honours of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) and the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, respectively.

The conferment of the highest national honour of the rank of the GCFR by President Buhari on his successor is in accordance with the tradition of honouring all presidents and vice presidents respectively.