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In what appears as the begining of open crisis within the ruling All Progressives Party and government, the national honours conferred on some Nigerians is causing disaffectiom among principal officers superintending over the affairs of the country
Specifically, following the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, the House of Representatives has expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as discrimination against the Green Chamber.
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According to political watchers, the exercise was supposed to have been carried out with the knowledge of some important officers in hierarchy, both within the party and government.
However, a motion sponsored by all 360 lawmakers drew attention to the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President Godswill Akpabio; and the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
The lawmakers rejected Tinubu’s conferment of the honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
The lawmakers, according to Channels Television, argued that both chambers of the National Assembly are equal and the Green Chamber should not even be referred to as a lower chamber.
They lamented that the GCON honour conferred on the CJN who is lower in rank than the Speaker. The House urged Tinubu to correct the error.
The President had on Tuesday announced the conferment during a broadcast to celebrate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary in Abuja.
Tinubu also conferred the honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin; and awarded the honour of the Commander of the Order of Niger (CON) to the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu.