President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, will be honored on the 25th of May 2023 as the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander of Order of the Niger respectively.
“I am delighted to inform you that May 29, 2023, will mark the 7th consecutive democratic transition of power in Nigeria and on that day, we shall all be ushering in the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Federation said.
On the 27th of May 2023, Uhuru Kenyatta, former president of Kenya is slated to speak at the inauguration lecture. The lecture is titled, “Deepening Democracy for Integration and Development”.
“The upcoming event is historically significant to this great nation and the international community, particularly Africa because of the democratic values and lessons in nationhood. For these reasons, we have chosen, ‘NIGERIA: Better Together’, as the theme for the 2023 transition.” Boss Mustapha stated.