President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday that he has conferred national honours on Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chief Justice of Nigeria Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas.
The president announced this in his 64th Independence Day speech, stating that he also awarded national honours to Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu.
He said: “As is the tradition, the government will soon announce all the beneficiaries of our national honours for 2024.
“The Senate President and the Chief Justice of the Federation have been conferred with the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).
“The deputy Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives have the honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), while the deputy speaker of the House has been awarded Commander of the Order of Niger (CON).”
Tinubu added, “Fellow Nigerians, better days are ahead of us. The challenges of the moment must always make us believe in ourselves. We are Nigerians—resilient and tenacious. We always prevail and rise above our circumstances.”
