President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has upgraded and conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON.
Announcing the upgrade in a statement signed on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President stated that the upgrade is in accordance with the National Order of Precedence.
In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on October 1st, President Tinubu conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the speaker and the deputy senate president.
This development led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, calling the President to confer a higher honour on the Speaker.
President Tinubu was persuaded by the House of Representatives position and has “decided to remedy the historical error and oversight.”
Hence, the Nigerian Leader has reviewed the National honour and upgraded the Speaker to GCON from CFR.
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 on a due date.
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