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The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement he signed titled, ‘President Tinubu confers GCON on House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.’
This comes amid controversies and heated exchanges between the Senate and the House of Representatives over the Speaker’s eligibility for a higher honour.
In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu had conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic on the speaker and the deputy senate president.
This development led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, calling on the President to confer a higher honour on the Speaker.
Onanuga said, President Tinubu was persuaded by the House of Representatives position and has decided to remedy the historical error and oversight.