General Buhari to drop General title from May 29th

The statement released by media team of General Muhammadu Buhari says that from May 29th, the president elect will drop his General title and therefore should no longer be addressed as a General.

“From May 29, 2015, the President-elect and Vice-President-elect are to be respectively known and addressed as Muhammadu Buhari, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria" the statement signed by the Directorate of Media and Publicity of Gen Buhari read.

An official portrait for the president elect and the vice president elect was also released today.