BREAKING: Tinubu Bows to Reps’ Pressure, Confers Higher Honour On Speaker Abbas
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
The GCON is the second-highest national honour in Nigeria.
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This is an upgrade from the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR), Tinubu earlier conferred on the speaker and the deputy senate president.
Legit.ng recalls that members of the house of representatives said it was unacceptable for the Speaker to receive a lower honour compared to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
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The House passed a resolution calling for a review of the national awards criteria to ensure fairness.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, October 4.
“Thus, he has decided to upgrade the Speaker to GCON from CFR, in accordance with the National Order of Precedence.
“The speaker, the Senate President, other principal officers of the National Assembly, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria will be formally decorated with their new honours later.”
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