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National Award: Reps Members Accuse Tinubu Of Discrimination, Reject Honor Conferred On Speaker

03 October

Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi

The House of Representatives has rejected the National Honour conferred on Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.

The lawmakers accused President Bola Tinubu of discriminating against the lower chamber of the National Assembly after conferring a higher honor to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

In a previous report by NewsBreakNaija, it was stated that during his address to the nation in celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary, President Tinubu announced the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) honor upon Senate President Akpabio and Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.

Others mentioned for awards include the Deputy Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Abbas and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau were conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), respectively.

However, following a motion of urgent public importance moved by Philip Agbese on Wednesday, the House resolved the Reps are not inferior to Senators, and therefore, both leaders should be treated equally.

The motion, signed by 360 members of the House, called for the abolition of the “upper chamber and lower chamber nomenclature”, stating that both chambers are equal.
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