By Raphael Ekpang
Abuja (Core Reporters) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has bowed to pressure from the house of representatives and has made a u-turn to conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
Recall that In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on October 1, President Tinubu had conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic( CFR) on the speaker and the deputy senate president.
This development led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, calling on the President to confer a higher honour on the Speaker.
A press release by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Friday said, President Tinubu was persuaded by the House of Representatives position and has decided to remedy the historical error and oversight.
Thus, he has decided to upgrade the Speaker to GCON from CFR, in accordance with the National Order of Precedence.
According to the statement, “The 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.”
