BREAKING: President Tinubu Succumbs to Pressure, Confers GCON on Speaker Abbas
By Juliet Vincent
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, (GCON) on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Friday.
President Tinubu had in his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on October 1 conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic ( CFR) on the Speaker and the Deputy Senate President.
The development led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, calling on the President to confer a higher honour on the Speaker.
The statement informed that, the President was persuaded by the House of Representatives position and has decided to remedy the historical error and oversight.
According to the statement, he has decided to upgrade the Speaker to GCON from CFR, in accordance with the National Order of
Precedence.
The statement added that, “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 later”.
