President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports President Tinubu, who made this known on Tuesday in his 2024 Independence Day speech to Nigerians, also disclosed that he has conferred national honours on the Chief Justice of the federation, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
In the 2024 Independence Day speech, the President also disclosed that the Deputy Senate President and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives have been conferred with national honours as well.
“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),” he said.