TAJUDEEN ABBAS has been conferred with GCFR after rejecting CFR. Remember we told you how Tajudeen Abbas was accused of favoring his two Aids in his appointment President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
A statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained that “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, per the National Order of Precedence.”In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu 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 honor on the Speaker.