Akpabio, Kekere-Ekun, Abbas get national honours as Tinubu reveals 2024 recipients

President Bola Tinubu has announced the conferment of national honours on some Nigerians.

In a nationwide broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day Tuesday, the president said the government will soon announce all the beneficiaries of “our national honours for 2024”.

He said the Senate President, Godwill Akpabia, the Chief Justice of the Federation, KudiratKekere-Ekun, as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, were among those who would get national honours.

According to him, “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).”

A total of 5,347 persons have so far received Nigeria’s National Honours Awards since its inception on October 1, 1963.