Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku has been awarded the second highest national award of Grand Commander of Order of the Niger (GCON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He is the only Nigerian nominated for that category on the list of 340 awardees for the various categories by the Federal Government through its Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
The National Honours Award which was announced on the eve of President Buhari exit would be handed over to recipients without fanfare on Thursday at the ministry’s office in Abuja.
On the list of awardees are outgoing ministers, governors (serving and former), judges and justices, royal fathers, business magnates, media leaders, artistes, sports men and women, among other categories of eminent Nigerians.
In the category of the Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR) are former governors Chief Olusegun Osoba (Ogun) and Chief Bisi Akande (Osun).
First Lady and wife of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Oluremi has been upgraded from the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) category to the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
Also in the category of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) are celebrated constitutional lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Social Investment, Mrs Maryam Uwais, Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, Miriam Olusanya, Managing Director/CEO Fidelity Bank, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe
