By Saidu Abubakar
Former Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), late Mohammad Sanusi Bakindo was on Sunday, 28 May, honoured with a posthumous award by the outgoing government of Muhammadu Buhari. He was among numerous other dignitaries who were honoured with special national awards 2023.
Valuechain reports that among those honoured were Mallam Mamman Daura; All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba; traditional rulers, including the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr (Sen) Olalekan Mohood Ishola Balogun; HRM Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa; HRH Mohammed Sani Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV; HRH Mohammed Hamim Nuhu Sanusi; CEO Access Bank, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe; and Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Abubakar Sirika.
The list also has former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku with the second highest honour of the land, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).
The list obtained includes Justices of the Supreme Court, Justices of the Appeal Court, traditional rulers, politicians, outgoing ministers, entertainers, sports personalities, bankers, legal practitioners, among others.
Also conferred with CFR are Major-General Samuel A. Adebayo; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as well as former and serving governors, outgoing ministers, senators, traditional rulers are among 75 recipients listed for the awards of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
