File photo MKO Abiola |
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to take immediate steps to gazette the Presidential Order awarding the nation’s highest honours to Chief MKO Abiola and two others.
The order will be published in the Federal Gazette as announced yesterday by President Buhari :
Chief MKO Abiola – Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (Posthumous)
Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe – Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
Chief Gani Fawehinmi -Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (Posthumous)