President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Abbas Tajudeen.
The conferment of GCON on the Speaker follows protest by members of the House over the initial conferrment of the Honour of CFR on the Speaker.
According to a statement signned by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu has graciously conferred the Honour on Mr. Speaker.
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.
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, the statement added.