What would be the bond order of the N-C bonds in the benzene-like molecule (C₅H₅N)?

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The molecule described is a benzene-like structure with alternating single and double bonds. In benzene, each carbon-carbon bond is equivalent and has a bond order of 1.5 due to resonance. Similarly, in the described molecule, the nitrogen-carbon bonds would also have a bond order of 1.5 (or 3/2) due to the delocalization of electrons across the ring structure.

What Would Be the Bond Order of the N-C Bonds