Sunday 17 May 2015

Official Title: Buhari Drops General, Osinbajo Maintains Prof

The president-elect and former military ruler, Maj. General Muhammadu
Buhari (retd) has hinted that he will drop the general-title from May
29 when he will be sworn-in as the president of Nigeria. He wish to be
known and addressed as Muhammadu Buhari, instead of Maj. General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

The Vice-President-elect, Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo, who is a Senior
Advocate of Nigeria and Professor of Law, is to be known and addressed
as Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

This was contained in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the
Directorate of Media and Publicity.

"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".

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