Adenuga, Odili, Igbinedion,146 others to get National Honours

Mike Adenuga, multi-billionaire businessman and 148 other Nigerians are to be conferred with the National Honours Award on Sept. 17.

This is contained in a statement signed by Henry Akpan, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The statement said that only Mr.  Adenuga, the Chairman of Globacom Nigeria Ltd, would be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

It said that 11 Nigerians are to be honoured in the category of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR).

They include Hon. Justice Mary Odili, Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and the first Governor of Lagos State, Brig.-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (Rtd).

Similarly, 25 Nigerians will be honoured in the category of the Commander of the Niger (CON).

They include Govs. Gabriel  Suswam of Benue, Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta, Martin Elechi of Ebonyi, Danbaba Suntai of Taraba  and seven senators.

The statement listed Mr Oluwole Olanipekun (SAN) and Mr Alex Izinyon (SAN), among 24 Nigerians who are to be honoured with the award of the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR).

It said that 38 people including Mrs Esther Gonda, the Permanent Secretary, Special Services office in the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, are to be honoured with the Order of the Niger (OON).

Salisu Maikasuwa, the Clerk of the National Assembly and Mohammed Ahmed, the Director General of PENCOM are also among those to be honoured in that category.

In the category of the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR), 38 people will be honoured with the award, including nine traditional rulers and three religious leaders, while 12 recipients will be conferred with the Member of the Niger.

The statement said that President Goodluck Jonathan would confer the awards on these deserving Nigerians and friends of Nigeria, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Sept. 17.

It added that the Special Duties Office was working assiduously to ensure a hitch free ceremony.

 

LIST FOR 2012 NATIONAL HONOURS AWARD

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Party	Acronym	Presidential Candidate	Running Mate
Hope Democratic Party	HDP	Ambrose Albert	Haruna Shaba
United Progressive Party	UPP	Chekwas Okorie	Bello Umar
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria	ACPN	Ganiyu Galadima	Balarabe Ahmed
United Democratic Party	UDP	Godson Okoye	Haruna Adamu
All Progressives Grand Alliance	APGA	Goodluck Jonathan	Namadi Sambo
Labour Party	LP	Goodluck Jonathan	Namadi Sambo
Peoples Democratic Party	PDP	Goodluck Jonathan	Namadi Sambo
National Conscience Party	NCP	Martin Onovo	Ibrahim Mohammed
All Progressives Congress	APC	Muhammadu Buhari	Yemi Osinbajo
African Democratic Congress	ADC	Nani Ibrahim Ahmad	Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue
Kowa Party	KP	Oluremi Sonaiya	Saidu Bobboi
Alliance for Democracy	AD	Rafiu Salau	Clinton Cliff Akuchie
Action Alliance	AA	Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani	Paul Ishaka Ofomile