The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, has made further clarifications on the 2024 National Honours conferred on Presiding Officers of both the Senate and the House of Representatives by President Tinubu, saying the classes of the Honours were not meant to belittle anyone.
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Recall that President Tinubu had in his national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary on Tuesday, conferred national honours of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON) on the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, while the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu was honoured with the Commander of the Order of Niger (CON).
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