*Ozekhome flays non inclusion of Saraki’s name on honours’ listPresident Muhammadu Bubari Tuesday conferred the Commander of the Order of the Niger honours award on the Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, at a colourful ceremony in Abuja during which 442 other Nigerians and seven foreigners also received national honours, awards, medals and insignia for their selfless services to the country.
His words: “We will continue to root out all forms of banditry, criminality, terrorism and insurgency in the land. He noted that the screening and selection of nominees for this year’s award as always, followed established broad criteria, in accordance with the National Honours Act CAP.N43 of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
Emphasising that nation building involves a lot of sacrifice by the citizenry, the President declared that citizens who contribute to national development deserve to be encouraged and appreciated. ‘‘We also have on the list, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, a religious leader who hid over 262 Christians in his mosque from attacks in Yelwa Gindi Akwati village, in Plateau State. He is a good example of religious tolerance we preach amongst Nigerians. I am excited that he is being honoured today with Member of the Order of the Federal Republic .
‘‘I appreciate the non-Nigerian recipients and assure all of you that this administration will continue to provide the enabling environment for you to undertake your lawful businesses to allow you to sustain your efforts at contributing to the development of our nation, Nigeria,’’ he said. In like manner, he said, the country’s athletes were also honoured recently for their spectacular performances in several competitions.
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