Reps reject CFR honour for speaker Abass, demand GCON instead

RIPPLES NIGERIA 

In a unified stance, members of the House of Representatives from various political parties on Wednesday argued that Speaker Tajudeen Abbas be awarded the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

The House expressed discontent over President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to bestow the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Abbas, while granting the GCON to Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and thenSenate President, Godswill Akpabio.

This announcement came during Tinubu’s Independence Day address.

During Wednesday’s plenary session, Deputy Spokesman Philip Agbese raised a motion emphasizing that the treatment of the House of Representatives appears to position it as inferior to the Senate, particularly in light of the GCON awarded to Akpabio.